Brooklyn vs Dangar Island

Brooklyn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 56 in Dangar Island. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dangar Island, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Dangar Island: a median of $1.82 million, against $1.15 million in Brooklyn, though rent is higher in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is closer to the city centre: 43.4 km, against 54.2 km. On these figures, Brooklyn tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Dangar Island suits people living alone and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Brooklyn has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • Dangar Island carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 79/100)

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

First-home buyers

Brooklyn

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,825,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dangar Island

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $470/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brooklyn

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 54 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (43.4 km vs 54.2 km)
  • But Dangar Island is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dangar Island

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 79/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (31% vs 20%)
  • But Brooklyn has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Brooklyn Dangar Island
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.

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Walkability 0 / 20
Brooklyn — Walkability: 0/100 Dangar Island — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 21 / 88
Brooklyn — Safety: 21/100 Dangar Island — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 29 / 100
Brooklyn — Low fire risk: 29/100 Dangar Island — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Brooklyn has more residents (737 vs 313); Dangar Island skews older (56 vs 48).

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Population 737
+58% vs other
 313
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +3.3%
Median age 48 56
Median household income $107,224/yr
+10% vs other
 $96,564/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+11% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn Dangar Island
0-4 5.7% / 2.2%
Brooklyn — 0-4: 5.7% Dangar Island — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 8.5% / 11.8%
Brooklyn — 5-14: 8.5% Dangar Island — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.9% / 6.7%
Brooklyn — 15-19: 4.9% Dangar Island — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.7% / 1.6%
Brooklyn — 20-24: 5.7% Dangar Island — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 10.3% / 2.9%
Brooklyn — 25-34: 10.3% Dangar Island — 25-34: 2.9%
35-44 10.6% / 8.6%
Brooklyn — 35-44: 10.6% Dangar Island — 35-44: 8.6%
45-54 15.6% / 14.7%
Brooklyn — 45-54: 15.6% Dangar Island — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 20.4% / 24.0%
Brooklyn — 55-64: 20.4% Dangar Island — 55-64: 24.0%
65-74 10.7% / 20.8%
Brooklyn — 65-74: 10.7% Dangar Island — 65-74: 20.8%
75-84 7.1% / 10.5%
Brooklyn — 75-84: 7.1% Dangar Island — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 1.8% / —
Brooklyn — 85+: 1.8% Dangar Island — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 39.2% lone person
Brooklyn — Lone Person: 39.2% Brooklyn — Couple Families: 44.8% Brooklyn — One Parent Families: 12.7% Brooklyn — Group Household: 3.3%
Dangar Island 53.9% lone person
Dangar Island — Lone Person: 53.9% Dangar Island — Couple Families: 38.2% Dangar Island — One Parent Families: 3.4% Dangar Island — Group Household: 4.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 23.8% renting
Brooklyn — Owned Outright: 39.0% Brooklyn — Mortgage: 37.2% Brooklyn — Renting: 23.8%
Dangar Island 14.6% renting
Dangar Island — Owned Outright: 43.8% Dangar Island — Mortgage: 41.6% Dangar Island — Renting: 14.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 21.4%
Brooklyn — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Dangar Island — Bachelor Degree: 21.4%
Postgraduate Degree 7.2% / 19.8%
Brooklyn — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2% Dangar Island — Postgraduate Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 17.4% / 6.4%
Brooklyn — Certificate III & IV: 17.4% Dangar Island — Certificate III & IV: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.0%
Brooklyn — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Dangar Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 4.5%
Brooklyn — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Dangar Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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.

Brooklyn Dangar Island
England 5.7% / 13.7%
Brooklyn — England: 5.7% Dangar Island — England: 13.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 5.1%
Brooklyn — New Zealand: 1.5% Dangar Island — New Zealand: 5.1%
South Africa 1.5% / 1.3%
Brooklyn — South Africa: 1.5% Dangar Island — South Africa: 1.3%
Netherlands 0.8% / 1.6%
Brooklyn — Netherlands: 0.8% Dangar Island — Netherlands: 1.6%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.0%
Brooklyn — Scotland: 0.9% Dangar Island — Scotland: 1.0%
China — / 1.6%
Brooklyn — China: not among its largest Dangar Island — China: 1.6%
Germany — / 1.6%
Brooklyn — Germany: not among its largest Dangar Island — Germany: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brooklyn 84.7% houses
Brooklyn — Houses: 84.7% Brooklyn — Flats / Apartments: 15.3%
Dangar Island 96.3% houses
Dangar Island — Houses: 96.3% Dangar Island — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,825,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 77 days
from 3 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Brooklyn has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 80%).

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Environmental 96% 80%
Parks and recreation 1% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Brooklyn and 99% of Dangar Island. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Brooklyn Dangar Island
New dwellings approved 260
across Hornsby
same for both
Approvals change year on year -79%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Brooklyn Dangar Island
House price Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 82% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW

Liveability

Dangar Island is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Brooklyn carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 0); Brooklyn carries more crime risk (79 vs 12).

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Bushfire High
71/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
79/100
 Low
12/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
15/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Brooklyn

  • Brooklyn Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Dangar Island

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

Amenities in the suburb

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Cafes & restaurants 5 1
Parks & reserves 8 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 3 0
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Dangar Island sits further from the CBD (54.2 km vs 43.4 km).

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Walkability score 0/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 43.4 km 54.2 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 42 min 54 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2083
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 36
postcode 2083
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.

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Worked from Home 48.8% / 73.6%
Brooklyn — Worked from Home: 48.8% Dangar Island — Worked from Home: 73.6%
Car (driver) 42.3% / 18.9%
Brooklyn — Car (driver): 42.3% Dangar Island — Car (driver): 18.9%
Walked Only 4.9% / 3.8%
Brooklyn — Walked Only: 4.9% Dangar Island — Walked Only: 3.8%
Train 1.2% / 3.8%
Brooklyn — Train: 1.2% Dangar Island — Train: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / —
Brooklyn — Car (passenger): 1.5% Dangar Island — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
1.4 km to a named beach
 1.4 km
196 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Connectivity score 45/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
398 premises
 0%
215 premises

Climate

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Brooklyn Dangar Island
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Average residential rate $1,488/yr
same for both
Council Hornsby
same for both

Federal electorate

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Division Berowra
same for both
Member Julian Leeser
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brooklyn Dangar Island
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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