Brooklyn vs Mooney Mooney
Brooklyn is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Mooney Mooney. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mooney Mooney, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mooney Mooney: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.15 million in Brooklyn, though rent is higher in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is closer to the city centre: 43.4 km, against 49.4 km. On these figures, Brooklyn 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
Mooney Mooney
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 58%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
- But Brooklyn has more parks and reserves (8 vs 3)
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 $1,896,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mooney Mooney
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $470/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 23%)
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 48 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (43.4 km vs 49.4 km)
- But Mooney Mooney is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Brooklyn has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
- Mooney Mooney is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mooney Mooney
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.9% vs 2.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brooklyn and Mooney Mooney 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
Brooklyn has more residents (737 vs 350); Brooklyn rents higher ($470/wk vs $300/wk).
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 737 +53% vs other | 350 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.1% | +12.9% |
| Median age | 48 | 52 |
| Median household income | $107,224/yr +4% vs other | $102,856/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $470/wk +36% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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 (18.0%).
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 (5.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,150,000 | $1,896,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 77 days from 3 sales | 125 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
Brooklyn has more land zoned for conservation (96% vs 48%).
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 96% | 48% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 36% |
| Parks and recreation | 1% | 8% |
| Residential | 1% | 8% |
| 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 | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 260 across Hornsby | 1,441 across Central Coast (NSW) |
| Approvals change year on year | -79% | +67% |
Ranking within NSW
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 82% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 60% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 82% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
Liveability
Mooney Mooney is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 36/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Mooney Mooney carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 71).
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 71/100 | High 96/100 |
| Crime | High 79/100 | High 82/100 |
| 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 | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Mooney Mooney
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 5 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 8 | 3 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Beaches | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 0 |
Mobility
Mooney Mooney sits further from the CBD (49.4 km vs 43.4 km).
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 43.4 km | 49.4 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 42 min | 48 min |
| Public transport score | 75/100 Rail · Bus | 27/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 35.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 5.0 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 8 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.0%).
Setting
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 171 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 80 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 1.6 km 1.4 km to a named beach | 2.9 km 2.9 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 398 premises | 0% 161 premises |
Climate
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,488/yr | $1,409/yr |
| Council | Hornsby | Central Coast (NSW) |
Federal electorate
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Berowra | Robertson |
| Member | Julian Leeser | Gordon Reid |
| Party | Liberal | Australian Labor Party |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brooklyn | Mooney Mooney | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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