Brays Creek vs Mount Warning

Brays Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Mount Warning. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Warning, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brays Creek: a median of $1.61 million, against $1.21 million in Mount Warning, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brays Creek tends to suit families with children, while Mount Warning suits people living alone 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

Brays Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 32%)
  • But Mount Warning carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 65/100)

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

  • Brays Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 55%)
  • Mount Warning has cheaper houses ($1,212,500 vs $1,615,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Warning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($230/wk vs $355/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Warning

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (809.4 km vs 825.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (541 min vs 550 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Warning

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Brays Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (67.6% vs 48.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brays Creek and Mount Warning drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brays Creek Mount Warning
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.

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Walkability 0 / 0
Brays Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Warning — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 35 / 77
Brays Creek — Safety: 35/100 Mount Warning — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 42 / 52
Brays Creek — Low fire risk: 42/100 Mount Warning — Low fire risk: 52/100

Demographics

Brays Creek rents higher ($355/wk vs $230/wk); Brays Creek has higher household incomes ($59,748 vs $43,316).

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Population 119 148
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +67.6% +48.0%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $59,748/yr
+28% vs other
 $43,316/yr
Median weekly rent $355/wk
+35% vs other
 $230/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brays Creek Mount Warning
0-4 7.6% / 5.4%
Brays Creek — 0-4: 7.6% Mount Warning — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 17.6% / 10.8%
Brays Creek — 5-14: 17.6% Mount Warning — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.7% / 3.4%
Brays Creek — 15-19: 6.7% Mount Warning — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 7.4%
Brays Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Mount Warning — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 3.4% / 4.1%
Brays Creek — 25-34: 3.4% Mount Warning — 25-34: 4.1%
35-44 13.4% / 6.1%
Brays Creek — 35-44: 13.4% Mount Warning — 35-44: 6.1%
45-54 13.4% / 15.5%
Brays Creek — 45-54: 13.4% Mount Warning — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 27.7% / 25.7%
Brays Creek — 55-64: 27.7% Mount Warning — 55-64: 25.7%
65-74 18.5% / 13.5%
Brays Creek — 65-74: 18.5% Mount Warning — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.4% / 7.4%
Brays Creek — 75-84: 3.4% Mount Warning — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / —
Brays Creek — 85+: not among its largest Mount Warning — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brays Creek 37.8% lone person
Brays Creek — Lone Person: 37.8% Brays Creek — Couple Families: 29.7% Brays Creek — One Parent Families: 16.2% Brays Creek — Group Household: 16.2%
Mount Warning 67.7% lone person
Mount Warning — Lone Person: 67.7% Mount Warning — Couple Families: 22.6% Mount Warning — One Parent Families: 9.7% Mount Warning — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brays Creek 6.8% renting
Brays Creek — Owned Outright: 63.6% Brays Creek — Mortgage: 29.5% Brays Creek — Renting: 6.8%
Mount Warning 20.0% renting
Mount Warning — Owned Outright: 56.0% Mount Warning — Mortgage: 24.0% Mount Warning — Renting: 20.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Brays Creek Mount Warning
England 6.7% / 2.0%
Brays Creek — England: 6.7% Mount Warning — England: 2.0%
New Zealand — / 2.7%
Brays Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Warning — New Zealand: 2.7%
Vietnam — / 2.0%
Brays Creek — Vietnam: not among its largest Mount Warning — Vietnam: 2.0%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Brays Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Warning — South Africa: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 6.8%
Brays Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Mount Warning — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.2% / 13.5%
Brays Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.2% Mount Warning — Bachelor Degree: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 7.4%
Brays Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Mount Warning — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 4.7%
Brays Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Mount Warning — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.0% / 2.0%
Brays Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0% Mount Warning — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brays Creek 100.0% houses
Brays Creek — Houses: 100.0% Brays Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Warning 65.2% houses
Mount Warning — Houses: 65.2% Mount Warning — Flats / Apartments: 34.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Median house price $1,615,000 $1,212,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brays Creek has more rural and farming land (77% vs 12%); Mount Warning has more land zoned for conservation (66% vs 22%).

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Rural and farming 77% 12%
Environmental 22% 66%
Other and special use 0% 21%
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

Brays Creek Mount Warning
New dwellings approved 331
across Tweed
same for both
Approvals change year on year -50%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brays Creek Mount Warning
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 21% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 64% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Brays Creek carries more crime risk (65 vs 23); Brays Creek carries more bushfire risk (58 vs 48).

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Bushfire Moderate
58/100
 Moderate
48/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Low
23/100
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

Brays Creek Mount Warning
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

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 4 17

Mobility

Brays Creek sits further from the CBD (825.6 km vs 809.4 km).

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 825.6 km
+2% vs other
 809.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 550 min 541 min
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.

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Car (driver) 56.1% / 50.0%
Brays Creek — Car (driver): 56.1% Mount Warning — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 22.0% / 50.0%
Brays Creek — Worked from Home: 22.0% Mount Warning — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 14.6% / —
Brays Creek — Car (passenger): 14.6% Mount Warning — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 7.3% / —
Brays Creek — Walked Only: 7.3% Mount Warning — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.1%).

Setting

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Elevation 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 528 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.3 km 28.1 km

NBN connectivity

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Connectivity score 28/100 22/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
57 premises
 0%
39 premises

Climate

Brays Creek Mount Warning
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

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Average residential rate $1,745/yr
same for both
Council Tweed
same for both

Federal electorate

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Division Richmond
same for both
Member Justine Elliot
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brays Creek Mount Warning
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brays Creek

Family Rural

Mount Warning

Multicultural Professionals River Rural

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