Brocklesby vs Balldale
Brocklesby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 47 in Balldale. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Brocklesby: a median of $280,000, against $115,000 in Balldale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brocklesby tends to suit couples, while Balldale suits families with children, 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Balldale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($115,000 vs $280,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Balldale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $158/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Brocklesby
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (364 min vs 374 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (568.6 km vs 579.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Balldale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 11%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brocklesby
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.1% vs 7.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brocklesby and Balldale 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
Brocklesby rents higher ($158/wk vs $100/wk); Brocklesby has more residents (218 vs 168).
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 218 +23% vs other | 168 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.1% | +7.7% |
| Median age | 42 | 47 |
| Median household income | $65,936/yr +4% vs other | $63,336/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $158/wk +37% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.8%).
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 (1.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (17.9%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $280,000 | $115,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 86 across Greater Hume same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 6% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 16% of NSW | Higher than 5% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 99% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 43/100 | Low 38/100 |
| 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
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Brocklesby
- Brocklesby Public School Government · Primary
Schools in Balldale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Balldale sits further from the CBD (579.9 km vs 568.6 km).
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 568.6 km | 579.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 364 min | 374 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 2642 | 0.2% postcode 2646 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 80 postcode 2642 | 59 postcode 2646 |
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 (78.7%).
Setting
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 92 premises | 0% 55 premises |
Climate
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 540 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $992/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Hume same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Farrer same for both | |
| Member | David Farley same for both | |
| Party | One Nation same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brocklesby | Balldale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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