Brayton vs Carrick

Brayton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 56 in Carrick. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carrick, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carrick: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.12 million in Brayton, though rent is higher in Brayton. On these figures, Carrick tends to suit couples.

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

Carrick

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Brayton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,122,500 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carrick

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brayton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (175.9 km vs 191.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 132 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Brayton Carrick
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.

Brayton Carrick
Walkability 0 / 0
Brayton — Walkability: 0/100 Carrick — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 50
Brayton — Safety: 53/100 Carrick — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 28 / 28
Brayton — Low fire risk: 28/100 Carrick — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Brayton rents higher ($300/wk vs $200/wk); Brayton has more residents (208 vs 164).

Brayton Carrick
Population 208
+21% vs other
 164
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.2% +20.6%
Median age 49 56
Median household income $94,224/yr $109,200/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+33% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brayton Carrick
0-4 4.3% / 1.8%
Brayton — 0-4: 4.3% Carrick — 0-4: 1.8%
5-14 11.5% / 12.2%
Brayton — 5-14: 11.5% Carrick — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 3.8% / 4.9%
Brayton — 15-19: 3.8% Carrick — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 6.7% / 1.8%
Brayton — 20-24: 6.7% Carrick — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 7.2% / 6.1%
Brayton — 25-34: 7.2% Carrick — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 11.1% / 9.1%
Brayton — 35-44: 11.1% Carrick — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 12.5% / 11.6%
Brayton — 45-54: 12.5% Carrick — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 17.3% / 28.0%
Brayton — 55-64: 17.3% Carrick — 55-64: 28.0%
65-74 12.0% / 14.0%
Brayton — 65-74: 12.0% Carrick — 65-74: 14.0%
75-84 8.7% / 8.5%
Brayton — 75-84: 8.7% Carrick — 75-84: 8.5%
85+ 1.9% / 2.4%
Brayton — 85+: 1.9% Carrick — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

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.

Brayton Carrick
England 4.8% / 3.0%
Brayton — England: 4.8% Carrick — England: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brayton 44.2% couple families
Brayton — Couple Families: 44.2% Brayton — Lone Person: 36.5% Brayton — Group Household: 9.6% Brayton — One Parent Families: 9.6%
Carrick 62.5% couple families
Carrick — Couple Families: 62.5% Carrick — Lone Person: 37.5% Carrick — Group Household: 0.0% Carrick — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brayton 97.3% houses
Brayton — Houses: 97.3% Brayton — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Carrick 100.0% houses
Carrick — Houses: 100.0% Carrick — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brayton Carrick
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 17.7%
Brayton — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Carrick — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.5% / 11.0%
Brayton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.5% Carrick — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 4.9%
Brayton — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Carrick — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brayton 17.6% renting
Brayton — Owned Outright: 48.5% Brayton — Mortgage: 33.8% Brayton — Renting: 17.6%
Carrick 15.6% renting
Carrick — Owned Outright: 40.0% Carrick — Mortgage: 44.4% Carrick — Renting: 15.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Brayton Carrick
Median house price $1,122,500 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Carrick has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 1%); Brayton has more rural and farming land (99% vs 69%).

Brayton Carrick
Rural and farming 99% 69%
Environmental 1% 31%
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

Brayton Carrick
New dwellings approved 332
across Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both
Approvals change year on year -1%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brayton Carrick
House price Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 51% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW

Liveability

Brayton Carrick
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Brayton Carrick
Bushfire High
72/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
50/100
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

Brayton Carrick
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

Brayton Carrick
Waterways 7 9

Mobility

Carrick sits further from the CBD (191.3 km vs 175.9 km).

Brayton Carrick
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 175.9 km 191.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 132 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2579
 0.5%
postcode 2580
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 2579
 41
postcode 2580

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.

Brayton Carrick
Car (driver) 69.6% / 72.6%
Brayton — Car (driver): 69.6% Carrick — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 20.3% / 14.5%
Brayton — Worked from Home: 20.3% Carrick — Worked from Home: 14.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 12.9%
Brayton — Car (passenger): 3.8% Carrick — Car (passenger): 12.9%
Walked Only 6.3% / —
Brayton — Walked Only: 6.3% Carrick — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.6%).

Setting

Brayton Carrick
Elevation 606 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 616 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brayton Carrick
Connectivity score 19/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
88 premises
 0%
17 premises

Climate

Brayton Carrick
Annual rainfall 860 mm 658 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.0°C 27.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.3°C 2.7°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Brayton Carrick
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

Brayton Carrick
Average residential rate $1,370/yr
same for both
Council Goulburn Mulwaree
same for both

Federal electorate

Brayton Carrick
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brayton Carrick
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brayton

Rural

Carrick

Retirees Rural

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