Brombin vs Huntingdon

Brombin is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 51 in Huntingdon. 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 $1.08 million in Huntingdon, though rent is higher in Huntingdon. On these figures, Huntingdon tends to suit 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

Brombin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

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

First-home buyers

Huntingdon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,084,200 vs $1,350,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brombin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $335/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Huntingdon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (266 min vs 274 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (382.8 km vs 387.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brombin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

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

Investors

Brombin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.5% vs -6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brombin Huntingdon
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.

Brombin Huntingdon
Walkability 14 / 14
Brombin — Walkability: 14/100 Huntingdon — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 69 / 47
Brombin — Safety: 69/100 Huntingdon — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 40 / 100
Brombin — Low fire risk: 40/100 Huntingdon — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brombin has more residents (127 vs 86); Huntingdon rents higher ($335/wk vs $250/wk).

Brombin Huntingdon
Population 127
+32% vs other
 86
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.5% -6.5%
Median age 43 51
Median household income $86,112/yr $106,600/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $335/wk
+34% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brombin Huntingdon
0-4 7.9% / 5.8%
Brombin — 0-4: 7.9% Huntingdon — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 15.0% / 15.1%
Brombin — 5-14: 15.0% Huntingdon — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 3.9% / 7.0%
Brombin — 15-19: 3.9% Huntingdon — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 2.4% / 4.7%
Brombin — 20-24: 2.4% Huntingdon — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 9.4% / 10.5%
Brombin — 25-34: 9.4% Huntingdon — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 18.9% / 5.8%
Brombin — 35-44: 18.9% Huntingdon — 35-44: 5.8%
45-54 10.2% / 17.4%
Brombin — 45-54: 10.2% Huntingdon — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 19.7% / 14.0%
Brombin — 55-64: 19.7% Huntingdon — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 14.2% / 11.6%
Brombin — 65-74: 14.2% Huntingdon — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 2.4% / 5.8%
Brombin — 75-84: 2.4% Huntingdon — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 2.4% / 3.5%
Brombin — 85+: 2.4% Huntingdon — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brombin 58.1% couple families
Brombin — Couple Families: 58.1% Brombin — One Parent Families: 22.6% Brombin — Lone Person: 19.4%
Huntingdon 63.6% couple families
Huntingdon — Couple Families: 63.6% Huntingdon — One Parent Families: 22.7% Huntingdon — Lone Person: 13.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brombin 19.0% renting
Brombin — Owned Outright: 45.2% Brombin — Mortgage: 35.7% Brombin — Renting: 19.0%
Huntingdon 12.5% renting
Huntingdon — Owned Outright: 50.0% Huntingdon — Mortgage: 37.5% Huntingdon — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brombin 100.0% houses
Brombin — Houses: 100.0% Brombin — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Huntingdon 96.6% houses
Huntingdon — Houses: 96.6% Huntingdon — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Brombin Huntingdon
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 25.6%
Brombin — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Huntingdon — Certificate III & IV: 25.6%
Bachelor Degree 12.6% / 5.8%
Brombin — Bachelor Degree: 12.6% Huntingdon — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.0% / 5.8%
Brombin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.0% Huntingdon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 4.7%
Brombin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Huntingdon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / —
Brombin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Huntingdon — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).

Property market

Brombin Huntingdon
Median house price $1,350,000 $1,084,200
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brombin Huntingdon
Rural and farming 100% 99%
Environmental 0% 1%
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 Huntingdon
New dwellings approved 546
across Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brombin Huntingdon
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW

Liveability

Brombin Huntingdon
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Brombin carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 0); Huntingdon carries more crime risk (53 vs 31).

Brombin Huntingdon
Bushfire Moderate
60/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Moderate
53/100
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 Huntingdon
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brombin

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Huntingdon

  • Huntingdon Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brombin Huntingdon
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Brombin sits further from the CBD (387.5 km vs 382.8 km).

Brombin Huntingdon
Walkability score 14/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 387.5 km
+1% vs other
 382.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 274 min 266 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.

Brombin Huntingdon
Car (driver) 66.7% / 100.0%
Brombin — Car (driver): 66.7% Huntingdon — Car (driver): 100.0%
Worked from Home 18.2% / —
Brombin — Worked from Home: 18.2% Huntingdon — Worked from Home: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 9.1% / —
Brombin — Car (passenger): 9.1% Huntingdon — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 6.1% / —
Brombin — Walked Only: 6.1% Huntingdon — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (100.0%).

Setting

Brombin Huntingdon
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.4 km 21.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brombin Huntingdon
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
46 premises
 0%
30 premises

Climate

Brombin Huntingdon
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 Huntingdon
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 Huntingdon
Average residential rate $1,325/yr
same for both
Council Port Macquarie-Hastings
same for both

Federal electorate

Brombin Huntingdon
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brombin Huntingdon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brombin

Family Rural

Huntingdon

Rural

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