Brookfield vs Wallarobba

Brookfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Wallarobba. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wallarobba: a median of $950,000, against $855,000 in Brookfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wallarobba tends to suit people living alone.

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

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 69/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 52%)

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

First-home buyers

Brookfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($855,000 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brookfield

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($130/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brookfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Brookfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.3% vs 1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brookfield Wallarobba
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.

Brookfield Wallarobba
Walkability 10 / 14
Brookfield — Walkability: 10/100 Wallarobba — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 75 / 31
Brookfield — Safety: 75/100 Wallarobba — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 82 / 79
Brookfield — Low fire risk: 82/100 Wallarobba — Low fire risk: 79/100

Demographics

Wallarobba rents higher ($350/wk vs $130/wk); Brookfield has more residents (224 vs 174).

Brookfield Wallarobba
Population 224
+22% vs other
 174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +1.2%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $106,548/yr
+13% vs other
 $92,612/yr
Median weekly rent $130/wk $350/wk
+169% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brookfield Wallarobba
0-4 7.1% / 2.3%
Brookfield — 0-4: 7.1% Wallarobba — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 8.0% / 8.0%
Brookfield — 5-14: 8.0% Wallarobba — 5-14: 8.0%
15-19 4.5% / 6.3%
Brookfield — 15-19: 4.5% Wallarobba — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 8.5% / 5.7%
Brookfield — 20-24: 8.5% Wallarobba — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.3% / 7.5%
Brookfield — 25-34: 10.3% Wallarobba — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 12.9% / 10.3%
Brookfield — 35-44: 12.9% Wallarobba — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 14.7% / 20.1%
Brookfield — 45-54: 14.7% Wallarobba — 45-54: 20.1%
55-64 21.0% / 17.2%
Brookfield — 55-64: 21.0% Wallarobba — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 10.3% / 7.5%
Brookfield — 65-74: 10.3% Wallarobba — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 7.1% / 9.8%
Brookfield — 75-84: 7.1% Wallarobba — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.8% / 1.7%
Brookfield — 85+: 1.8% Wallarobba — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 52.5% couple families
Brookfield — Couple Families: 52.5% Brookfield — Lone Person: 20.0% Brookfield — Other Families: 10.0% Brookfield — One Parent Families: 17.5% Brookfield — Group Household: 0.0%
Wallarobba 52.0% couple families
Wallarobba — Couple Families: 52.0% Wallarobba — Lone Person: 34.0% Wallarobba — Other Families: 8.0% Wallarobba — One Parent Families: 0.0% Wallarobba — Group Household: 6.0%
Couple Families Lone Person Other Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 0.0% renting
Brookfield — Owned Outright: 47.5% Brookfield — Mortgage: 52.5% Brookfield — Renting: 0.0%
Wallarobba 6.0% renting
Wallarobba — Owned Outright: 49.3% Wallarobba — Mortgage: 44.8% Wallarobba — Renting: 6.0%
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.

Brookfield Wallarobba
England 3.1% / 2.3%
Brookfield — England: 3.1% Wallarobba — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.8% / —
Brookfield — New Zealand: 1.8% Wallarobba — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.7%
Brookfield — South Africa: not among its largest Wallarobba — South Africa: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Brookfield Wallarobba
Certificate III & IV 21.0% / 23.6%
Brookfield — Certificate III & IV: 21.0% Wallarobba — Certificate III & IV: 23.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 12.1%
Brookfield — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Wallarobba — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.3% / 10.9%
Brookfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.3% Wallarobba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 5.2%
Brookfield — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wallarobba — Postgraduate Degree: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / —
Brookfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Wallarobba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brookfield 98.3% houses
Brookfield — Houses: 98.3% Brookfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Wallarobba 97.1% houses
Wallarobba — Houses: 97.1% Wallarobba — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brookfield Wallarobba
Median house price $855,000 $950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Brookfield Wallarobba
Rural and farming 99%
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

Brookfield Wallarobba
New dwellings approved 55
across Dungog
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brookfield Wallarobba
House price Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 61% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Brookfield Wallarobba
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wallarobba carries more crime risk (69 vs 25).

Brookfield Wallarobba
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Low
21/100
Crime Low
25/100
 Moderate
69/100
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

Brookfield Wallarobba
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

Brookfield Wallarobba
Waterways 4 18

Mobility

Brookfield Wallarobba
Walkability score 10/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 200.3 km 201.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 152 min 153 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2420
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2420
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.

Brookfield Wallarobba
Car (driver) 67.1% / 65.4%
Brookfield — Car (driver): 67.1% Wallarobba — Car (driver): 65.4%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 28.4%
Brookfield — Worked from Home: 32.9% Wallarobba — Worked from Home: 28.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.2%
Brookfield — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wallarobba — Car (passenger): 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Brookfield Wallarobba
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.8 km 30.2 km

NBN connectivity

Brookfield Wallarobba
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
84 premises
 0%
81 premises

Climate

Brookfield Wallarobba
Annual rainfall 996 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Brookfield Wallarobba
Average residential rate $1,646/yr
same for both
Council Dungog
same for both

Federal electorate

Brookfield Wallarobba
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brookfield Wallarobba
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brookfield

Rural

Wallarobba

Rural Trains

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