Big Hill vs Brayton

Brayton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Big Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Big Hill, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Big Hill: a median of $1.27 million, against $1.12 million in Brayton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Big Hill tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Big Hill carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)
  • Brayton is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 40%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Big Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 28%)
  • Brayton has cheaper houses ($1,122,500 vs $1,275,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brayton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $550/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Brayton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (175.9 km vs 186.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Big Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (77.3% vs 20.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Big Hill and Brayton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Big Hill Brayton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Big Hill Brayton
Walkability 0 / 0
Big Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Brayton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 53
Big Hill — Safety: 73/100 Brayton — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 36 / 28
Big Hill — Low fire risk: 36/100 Brayton — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Brayton has more residents (208 vs 78); Big Hill rents higher ($550/wk vs $300/wk).

Big Hill Brayton
Population 78 208
+167% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +77.3% +20.2%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $121,316/yr
+22% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $550/wk
+45% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Big Hill Brayton
0-4 5.1% / 4.3%
Big Hill — 0-4: 5.1% Brayton — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 6.4% / 11.5%
Big Hill — 5-14: 6.4% Brayton — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.7% / 3.8%
Big Hill — 15-19: 7.7% Brayton — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 6.4% / 6.7%
Big Hill — 20-24: 6.4% Brayton — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 11.5% / 7.2%
Big Hill — 25-34: 11.5% Brayton — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 12.8% / 11.1%
Big Hill — 35-44: 12.8% Brayton — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 17.9% / 12.5%
Big Hill — 45-54: 17.9% Brayton — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 20.5% / 17.3%
Big Hill — 55-64: 20.5% Brayton — 55-64: 17.3%
65-74 6.4% / 12.0%
Big Hill — 65-74: 6.4% Brayton — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 11.5% / 8.7%
Big Hill — 75-84: 11.5% Brayton — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 1.9%
Big Hill — 85+: not among its largest Brayton — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Big Hill 60.0% lone person
Big Hill — Lone Person: 60.0% Big Hill — Couple Families: 40.0% Big Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Big Hill — Group Household: 0.0%
Brayton 36.5% lone person
Brayton — Lone Person: 36.5% Brayton — Couple Families: 44.2% Brayton — One Parent Families: 9.6% Brayton — Group Household: 9.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Big Hill 0.0% renting
Big Hill — Owned Outright: 50.0% Big Hill — Mortgage: 50.0% Big Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Brayton 17.6% renting
Brayton — Owned Outright: 48.5% Brayton — Mortgage: 33.8% Brayton — Renting: 17.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Big Hill 100.0% houses
Big Hill — Houses: 100.0% Big Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Brayton 97.3% houses
Brayton — Houses: 97.3% Brayton — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Big Hill Brayton
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 14.9%
Big Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Brayton — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.3% / 9.6%
Big Hill — Bachelor Degree: 10.3% Brayton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.4% / 13.5%
Big Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4% Brayton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Property market

Big Hill Brayton
Median house price $1,275,000 $1,122,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $5,855,000 —

Zoning mix

Big Hill has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 1%); Brayton has more rural and farming land (99% vs 78%).

Big Hill Brayton
Rural and farming 78% 99%
Environmental 22% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Big Hill Brayton
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
Approvals change year on year +175% -1%

Ranking within NSW

Big Hill Brayton
House price Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Big Hill Brayton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Brayton carries more crime risk (47 vs 27).

Big Hill Brayton
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 High
72/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Big Hill Brayton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Big Hill Brayton
Parks & reserves 2 0
Waterways 13 7

Mobility

Big Hill sits further from the CBD (186.2 km vs 175.9 km).

Big Hill Brayton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 186.2 km
+6% vs other
 175.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 134 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2579
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2579
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Big Hill Brayton
Car (driver) 56.0% / 69.6%
Big Hill — Car (driver): 56.0% Brayton — Car (driver): 69.6%
Worked from Home 44.0% / 20.3%
Big Hill — Worked from Home: 44.0% Brayton — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Walked Only — / 6.3%
Big Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Brayton — Walked Only: 6.3%
Car (passenger) — / 3.8%
Big Hill — Car (passenger): not among its largest Brayton — Car (passenger): 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.6%).

Setting

Big Hill Brayton
Elevation 665 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 606 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Big Hill Brayton
Connectivity score 16/100 19/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
34 premises
 0%
88 premises

Climate

Big Hill Brayton
Annual rainfall 860 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.3°C
same for both

Council rates

Big Hill Brayton
Average residential rate $636/yr $1,370/yr
Council Upper Lachlan Goulburn Mulwaree

Federal electorate

Big Hill Brayton
Division Riverina Eden-monaro
Member Michael Mccormack Kristy Mcbain
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Big Hill Brayton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Big Hill

Rural

Brayton

Rural

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