Brooklet vs Nashua
Nashua is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 51 in Brooklet. 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 Nashua: a median of $2.5 million, against $1.95 million in Brooklet. On these figures, Brooklet tends to suit people living alone 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
Nashua
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Brooklet
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,950,000 vs $2,500,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Brooklet
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (481 min vs 488 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (746.8 km vs 756.5 km)
- But Nashua is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Nashua
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 52/100)
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 8/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Nashua
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs -1.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brooklet and Nashua 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
Brooklet skews older (51 vs 48).
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 253 | 267 +6% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.6% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 48 |
| Median household income | $108,316/yr +3% vs other | $105,300/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $440/wk | $450/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).
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 (5.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,950,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Nashua has more rural and farming land (98% vs 41%).
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 41% | 98% |
| Other and special use | 59% | 0% |
| Environmental | 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
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 238 across Ballina | 129 across Byron |
| Approvals change year on year | +210% | -65% |
Ranking within NSW
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 88% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 95% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
Liveability
Nashua is more walkable (16 vs 8).
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Brooklet carries more crime risk (52 vs 0).
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Nashua sits further from the CBD (756.5 km vs 746.8 km).
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 746.8 km | 756.5 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 481 min | 488 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.4% postcode 2479 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 2479 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 (55.5%).
Setting
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.3 km | 13.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 113 premises | 0% 105 premises |
Climate
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,569 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.1°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,264/yr | $1,577/yr |
| Council | Ballina | Byron |
Federal electorate
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Richmond same for both | |
| Member | Justine Elliot same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brooklet | Nashua | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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