Braefield vs Willow Tree
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Braefield, about half of households are couple families. In Willow Tree, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Braefield: a median of $760,000, against $185,000 in Willow Tree, though rent is higher in Willow Tree. On these figures, Braefield tends to suit couples, while Willow Tree suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Braefield
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 45%)
- But Willow Tree has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Willow Tree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($185,000 vs $760,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Braefield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Willow Tree
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (239 min vs 245 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (333.6 km vs 341.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Braefield carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 76/100)
- Willow Tree has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)
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
Braefield and Willow Tree 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
Willow Tree rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Willow Tree has more residents (327 vs 64).
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64 | 327 +411% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | +6.2% |
| Median age | 52 | 51 |
| Median household income | $84,448/yr +41% vs other | $49,972/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Property market
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $760,000 | $185,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $230,000 |
Zoning mix
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 93% |
| Residential | 0% | 7% |
| 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
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Liverpool Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 4% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 52% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | Higher than 93% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
Liveability
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Willow Tree carries more crime risk (76 vs 28).
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 42/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | High 76/100 |
| 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
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Braefield
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Willow Tree
- Willow Tree Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 5 |
Mobility
Braefield sits further from the CBD (341.6 km vs 333.6 km).
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 341.6 km +2% vs other | 333.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 245 min | 239 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2339 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2339 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 (75.0%).
Setting
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 391 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 502 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 29 premises | 0% 191 premises |
Climate
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 650 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.6°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $934/yr same for both | |
| Council | Liverpool Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Braefield | Willow Tree | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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