Brocklesby vs Howlong

Brocklesby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Howlong. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Brocklesby, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Howlong: a median of $565,000, against $280,000 in Brocklesby, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brocklesby tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Howlong suits older residents.

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

Brocklesby

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($280,000 vs $565,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brocklesby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($158/wk vs $290/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Brocklesby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (568.6 km vs 585.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Howlong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% 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 7.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brocklesby Howlong
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.

Brocklesby Howlong
Walkability 0 / 0
Brocklesby — Walkability: 0/100 Howlong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 57 / 49
Brocklesby — Safety: 57/100 Howlong — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 64 / 38
Brocklesby — Low fire risk: 64/100 Howlong — Low fire risk: 38/100

Demographics

Howlong has more residents (2,997 vs 218); Howlong rents higher ($290/wk vs $158/wk).

Brocklesby Howlong
Population 218 2,997
+1275% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.1% +7.9%
Median age 42 49
Median household income $65,936/yr $67,236/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $158/wk $290/wk
+84% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brocklesby Howlong
0-4 2.3% / 4.9%
Brocklesby — 0-4: 2.3% Howlong — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 11.0% / 11.3%
Brocklesby — 5-14: 11.0% Howlong — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 10.6% / 4.7%
Brocklesby — 15-19: 10.6% Howlong — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 6.4% / 4.4%
Brocklesby — 20-24: 6.4% Howlong — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.3% / 9.4%
Brocklesby — 25-34: 7.3% Howlong — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.8% / 10.5%
Brocklesby — 35-44: 12.8% Howlong — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 17.9% / 11.2%
Brocklesby — 45-54: 17.9% Howlong — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 14.2% / 13.7%
Brocklesby — 55-64: 14.2% Howlong — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.6% / 17.6%
Brocklesby — 65-74: 9.6% Howlong — 65-74: 17.6%
75-84 1.8% / 8.7%
Brocklesby — 75-84: 1.8% Howlong — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ — / 3.3%
Brocklesby — 85+: not among its largest Howlong — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brocklesby 53.2% couple families
Brocklesby — Couple Families: 53.2% Brocklesby — Lone Person: 46.8% Brocklesby — One Parent Families: 0.0% Brocklesby — Group Household: 0.0% Brocklesby — Other Families: 0.0%
Howlong 37.9% couple families
Howlong — Couple Families: 37.9% Howlong — Lone Person: 41.6% Howlong — One Parent Families: 14.5% Howlong — Group Household: 4.9% Howlong — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brocklesby 18.2% renting
Brocklesby — Owned Outright: 36.4% Brocklesby — Mortgage: 45.5% Brocklesby — Renting: 18.2%
Howlong 18.8% renting
Howlong — Owned Outright: 44.5% Howlong — Mortgage: 36.7% Howlong — Renting: 18.8%
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.

Brocklesby Howlong
England 1.4% / 3.4%
Brocklesby — England: 1.4% Howlong — England: 3.4%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Brocklesby — New Zealand: not among its largest Howlong — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Brocklesby — Scotland: not among its largest Howlong — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.4%
Brocklesby — Germany: not among its largest Howlong — Germany: 0.4%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Brocklesby — Netherlands: not among its largest Howlong — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

Brocklesby Howlong
Certificate III & IV 17.9% / 20.1%
Brocklesby — Certificate III & IV: 17.9% Howlong — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 6.2%
Brocklesby — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Howlong — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 6.0%
Brocklesby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Howlong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 1.2%
Brocklesby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Howlong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.3%
Brocklesby — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Howlong — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brocklesby 100.0% houses
Brocklesby — Houses: 100.0% Brocklesby — Townhouses: 0.0% Brocklesby — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Howlong 93.0% houses
Howlong — Houses: 93.0% Howlong — Townhouses: 5.0% Howlong — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brocklesby Howlong
Median house price $280,000 $565,000
Median unit price — $415,000
Median land price — $220,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 28 days
from 40 sales

Zoning mix

Brocklesby has more rural and farming land (100% vs 75%); Howlong has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 0%).

Brocklesby Howlong
Rural and farming 100% 75%
Environmental 0% 19%
Residential 0% 3%
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 Howlong
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 47
across Federation
Approvals change year on year +33% +38%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brocklesby Howlong
Houses — 4.1%
$525/wk on $659K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brocklesby Howlong
House price Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 8% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 79% of NSW

Liveability

Brocklesby Howlong
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Howlong carries more bushfire risk (62 vs 36).

Brocklesby Howlong
Bushfire Low
36/100
 Moderate
62/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Brocklesby Howlong
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Brocklesby

  • Brocklesby Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Howlong

  • Howlong Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brocklesby Howlong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Howlong sits further from the CBD (585.9 km vs 568.6 km).

Brocklesby Howlong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 568.6 km 585.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 364 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2642
 0.1%
postcode 2643
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2642
 69
postcode 2643

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.

Brocklesby Howlong
Car (driver) 64.0% / 82.2%
Brocklesby — Car (driver): 64.0% Howlong — Car (driver): 82.2%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 10.0%
Brocklesby — Worked from Home: 21.0% Howlong — Worked from Home: 10.0%
Walked Only 11.0% / 2.8%
Brocklesby — Walked Only: 11.0% Howlong — Walked Only: 2.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.8%
Brocklesby — Car (passenger): 4.0% Howlong — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Brocklesby — Bicycle: not among its largest Howlong — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).

Setting

Brocklesby Howlong
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 149 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Brocklesby Howlong
Connectivity score 29/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
92 premises
 44%
1,583 premises

Climate

Brocklesby Howlong
Annual rainfall 540 mm 567 mm
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C 31.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C 2.1°C

Council rates

Brocklesby Howlong
Average residential rate $992/yr $951/yr
Council Greater Hume Federation

Federal electorate

Brocklesby Howlong
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brocklesby Howlong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brocklesby

Affordable Rural

Howlong

Affordable Retirees Rural

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