Bray Park vs Byangum
Bray Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Byangum. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Byangum: a median of $1.71 million, against $820,000 in Bray Park, though rent is higher in Bray Park. On these figures, Bray Park tends to suit 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
Bray Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 90/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 41%)
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
- Bray Park has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,707,500)
- Byangum leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 38%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Byangum
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 34%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)
- But Bray Park has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 16%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bray Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 20/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bray Park
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 90/100)
- is more walkable (37/100 vs 20/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Byangum
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.0% vs 3.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bray Park and Byangum 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
Bray Park has more residents (822 vs 153); Byangum has higher household incomes ($61,724 vs $52,728).
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 822 +81% vs other | 153 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | +15.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 47 |
| Median household income | $52,728/yr | $61,724/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +14% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | $1,707,500 |
| Median unit price | $700,000 | — |
| Median land price | — | $570,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 75 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Byangum has more rural and farming land (83% vs 11%).
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 11% | 83% |
| Residential | 52% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 12% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 0% |
| Environmental | 9% | 5% |
| Other and special use | 3% | 8% |
| 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
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Tweed same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 34% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
Liveability
Bray Park is more walkable (37 vs 20).
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 38/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Byangum carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Byangum carries more crime risk (90 vs 43).
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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 | 2 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 37/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 799.7 km | 798.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 522 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2484 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 76 postcode 2484 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 (82.9%).
Setting
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.2 km | 20.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 69/100 | 32/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 360 premises | 2% 63 premises |
Climate
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,745/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tweed same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bray Park | Byangum | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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