Boxers Creek vs Brisbane Grove
Boxers Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Brisbane Grove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Boxers Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Boxers Creek 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
Boxers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Boxers Creek has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $314/wk)
- Brisbane Grove leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Boxers Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (125 min vs 137 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (183.6 km vs 199.7 km)
- But Brisbane Grove is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Boxers Creek carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 68/100)
- Brisbane Grove is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs 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
Boxers Creek and Brisbane Grove drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Boxers Creek has more residents (259 vs 147); Brisbane Grove has higher household incomes ($119,132 vs $75,816).
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 259 +43% vs other | 147 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.6% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr | $119,132/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $290/wk | $314/wk +8% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $525,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $400,000 |
Zoning mix
Boxers Creek has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 1%); Brisbane Grove has more rural and farming land (91% vs 58%).
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 58% | 91% |
| Environmental | 42% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 4% |
| Residential | 0% | 3% |
| 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
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 16% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 65% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 85% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
Brisbane Grove is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Brisbane Grove carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Brisbane Grove carries more crime risk (68 vs 54).
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 54/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 6 | 4 |
Mobility
Brisbane Grove sits further from the CBD (199.7 km vs 183.6 km).
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 183.6 km | 199.7 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min | 137 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 717 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 679 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 32 premises | 0% 12 premises |
Climate
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 620 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Boxers Creek | Brisbane Grove | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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