Binna Burra vs Brooklet

Binna Burra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Brooklet. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Binna Burra, most households are couple families. In Brooklet, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Binna Burra tends to suit families with children and couples, while Brooklet suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Binna Burra

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 62%)
  • But Brooklet has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Brooklet

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 33%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Binna Burra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $440/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Binna Burra is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)
  • Brooklet sits closer to the CBD (746.8 km vs 752.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Binna Burra

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Brooklet has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Binna Burra Brooklet
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.

Binna Burra Brooklet
Walkability 18 / 8
Binna Burra — Walkability: 18/100 Brooklet — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 74 / 48
Binna Burra — Safety: 74/100 Brooklet — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Binna Burra — Low fire risk: 100/100 Brooklet — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brooklet skews older (51 vs 39); Brooklet rents higher ($440/wk vs $400/wk).

Binna Burra Brooklet
Population 223 253
+13% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% -1.6%
Median age 39 51
Median household income $109,876/yr
+1% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $440/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Binna Burra Brooklet
0-4 6.7% / 2.8%
Binna Burra — 0-4: 6.7% Brooklet — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 17.0% / 13.8%
Binna Burra — 5-14: 17.0% Brooklet — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.3% / 5.5%
Binna Burra — 15-19: 6.3% Brooklet — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 3.1% / 4.7%
Binna Burra — 20-24: 3.1% Brooklet — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 12.1% / 10.7%
Binna Burra — 25-34: 12.1% Brooklet — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 13.9% / 7.1%
Binna Burra — 35-44: 13.9% Brooklet — 35-44: 7.1%
45-54 10.8% / 13.8%
Binna Burra — 45-54: 10.8% Brooklet — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 14.8% / 18.2%
Binna Burra — 55-64: 14.8% Brooklet — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 8.5% / 13.8%
Binna Burra — 65-74: 8.5% Brooklet — 65-74: 13.8%
75-84 2.2% / 9.5%
Binna Burra — 75-84: 2.2% Brooklet — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ 3.1% / —
Binna Burra — 85+: 3.1% Brooklet — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Binna Burra 60.9% couple families
Binna Burra — Couple Families: 60.9% Binna Burra — Lone Person: 21.7% Binna Burra — One Parent Families: 10.9% Binna Burra — Group Household: 6.5%
Brooklet 50.0% couple families
Brooklet — Couple Families: 50.0% Brooklet — Lone Person: 31.2% Brooklet — One Parent Families: 12.5% Brooklet — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Binna Burra 23.9% renting
Binna Burra — Owned Outright: 47.8% Binna Burra — Mortgage: 28.4% Binna Burra — Renting: 23.9%
Brooklet 18.4% renting
Brooklet — Owned Outright: 54.1% Brooklet — Mortgage: 27.6% Brooklet — Renting: 18.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Binna Burra Brooklet
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 18.2%
Binna Burra — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Brooklet — Bachelor Degree: 18.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 14.2%
Binna Burra — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Brooklet — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 8.3%
Binna Burra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Brooklet — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 4.7%
Binna Burra — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Brooklet — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.0%
Binna Burra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Brooklet — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Binna Burra Brooklet
England 7.6% / 5.5%
Binna Burra — England: 7.6% Brooklet — England: 5.5%
South Africa 2.7% / 1.6%
Binna Burra — South Africa: 2.7% Brooklet — South Africa: 1.6%
Canada 1.8% / 1.2%
Binna Burra — Canada: 1.8% Brooklet — Canada: 1.2%
Indonesia — / 2.4%
Binna Burra — Indonesia: not among its largest Brooklet — Indonesia: 2.4%
Ireland 2.2% / —
Binna Burra — Ireland: 2.2% Brooklet — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 2.0%
Binna Burra — Scotland: not among its largest Brooklet — Scotland: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / —
Binna Burra — New Zealand: 1.3% Brooklet — New Zealand: not among its largest
India — / 1.2%
Binna Burra — India: not among its largest Brooklet — India: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Binna Burra 88.4% houses
Binna Burra — Houses: 88.4% Binna Burra — Flats / Apartments: 11.6%
Brooklet 98.9% houses
Brooklet — Houses: 98.9% Brooklet — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Binna Burra Brooklet
Median house price $1,822,000 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Binna Burra has more rural and farming land (91% vs 41%).

Binna Burra Brooklet
Rural and farming 91% 41%
Other and special use 0% 59%
Environmental 9% 0%
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

Binna Burra Brooklet
New dwellings approved 129
across Byron
 238
across Ballina
Approvals change year on year -65% +210%

Ranking within NSW

Binna Burra Brooklet
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Income Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 33% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 95% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Binna Burra is more walkable (18 vs 8).

Binna Burra Brooklet
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Brooklet carries more crime risk (52 vs 26).

Binna Burra Brooklet
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
52/100
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

Binna Burra Brooklet
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

Binna Burra Brooklet
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Binna Burra sits further from the CBD (752.5 km vs 746.8 km).

Binna Burra Brooklet
Walkability score 18/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 752.5 km 746.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 483 min 481 min
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 2479
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 2479
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.

Binna Burra Brooklet
Car (driver) 48.8% / 53.3%
Binna Burra — Car (driver): 48.8% Brooklet — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 35.2%
Binna Burra — Worked from Home: 42.9% Brooklet — Worked from Home: 35.2%
Walked Only 4.8% / 8.2%
Binna Burra — Walked Only: 4.8% Brooklet — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.3%
Binna Burra — Car (passenger): 3.6% Brooklet — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Binna Burra Brooklet
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 106 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 9.3 km

NBN connectivity

Binna Burra Brooklet
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
113 premises

Climate

Binna Burra Brooklet
Annual rainfall 1,569 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Binna Burra Brooklet
Average residential rate $1,577/yr $1,264/yr
Council Byron Ballina

Federal electorate

Binna Burra Brooklet
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Binna Burra Brooklet
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Binna Burra

Family Professionals River Rural

Brooklet

Rural

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