Brooms Head vs Taloumbi
Taloumbi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 59 in Brooms Head. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Brooms Head, most households are people living alone. In Taloumbi, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Brooms Head tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Taloumbi suits families with children and couples.
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
Taloumbi
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 53/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (85% vs 29%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (110% vs 73%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Taloumbi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 44%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Brooms Head
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $325/wk)
- But Taloumbi leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 34%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Taloumbi
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (425 min vs 442 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (652.4 km vs 666.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Taloumbi
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 53/100)
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- But Brooms Head has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 7%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Brooms Head
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.8% vs -9.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Brooms Head and Taloumbi 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
Brooms Head has more residents (271 vs 96); Taloumbi has higher household incomes ($67,184 vs $42,796).
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 271 +65% vs other | 96 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.8% | -9.4% |
| Median age | 59 | 47 |
| Median household income | $42,796/yr | $67,184/yr +57% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk | $325/wk +16% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).
Property market
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,280,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Taloumbi has more rural and farming land (50% vs 21%); Brooms Head has more land zoned for conservation (78% vs 50%).
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 78% | 50% |
| Rural and farming | 21% | 50% |
| 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
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 246 across Clarence Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -80% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 69% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 5% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
Taloumbi is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Brooms Head carries more crime risk (53 vs 0).
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 84/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | None 0/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 61/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 7 |
Mobility
Brooms Head sits further from the CBD (666.7 km vs 652.4 km).
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 666.7 km +2% vs other | 652.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 442 min | 425 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2463 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 2463 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 (71.8%).
Setting
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 29 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.8 km 4.9 km to a named beach | 6.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 178 premises | 0% 39 premises |
Climate
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,557 mm | 1,408 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.4°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.0°C | — |
Council rates
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,380/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clarence Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Brooms Head | Taloumbi | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Brooms Head
Taloumbi
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