Brombin vs Frazers Creek
Brombin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Frazers Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Brombin: a median of $1.35 million, against $1.15 million in Frazers Creek, and rent is higher there too.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Brombin is already more of a family suburb (81% vs 70%)
- Frazers Creek carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Frazers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,350,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Brombin has a bigger rental market to choose from (19% vs 8%)
- Frazers Creek has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brombin
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 290 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (387.5 km vs 392.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Frazers Creek
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 31/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
- But Brombin is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Frazers Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (19.4% vs 9.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brombin and Frazers Creek 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
Frazers Creek has more residents (215 vs 127); Brombin has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $72,384).
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 127 | 215 +69% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +9.5% | +19.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 48 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr +16% vs other | $72,384/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +8% vs other | $231/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
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 (2.8%).
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 (22.0%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,350,000 | $1,150,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $592,500 |
Zoning mix
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Residential | 0% | 2% |
| 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
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 546 across Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 63% of NSW | Higher than 28% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 50% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 67% of NSW |
Liveability
Brombin is more walkable (14 vs 0).
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brombin carries more crime risk (31 vs 19); Frazers Creek carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 60).
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 60/100 | High 87/100 |
| Crime | Low 31/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Frazers Creek sits further from the CBD (392.1 km vs 387.5 km).
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 14/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 387.5 km | 392.1 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 290 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2446 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2446 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 (75.6%).
Setting
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 44 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 23.4 km | 24.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 53/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 46 premises | 35% 124 premises |
Climate
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 2,842 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.1 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 11.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.92 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,325/yr same for both | |
| Council | Port Macquarie-Hastings same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lyne same for both | |
| Member | Alison Penfold same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brombin | Frazers Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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