Carcoar vs Browns Creek

Browns Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 55 in Carcoar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carcoar, about half of households are people living alone. In Browns Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Carcoar tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Browns Creek 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

They split

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

  • Carcoar has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Browns Creek is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 46%)

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

First-home buyers

Browns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Browns Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 16%)
  • has cheaper rent ($165/wk vs $195/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carcoar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carcoar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 7%)

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

Investors

Browns Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.7% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carcoar Browns Creek
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.

Carcoar Browns Creek
Walkability 29 / 0
Carcoar — Walkability: 29/100 Browns Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 51
Carcoar — Safety: 46/100 Browns Creek — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 90 / 100
Carcoar — Low fire risk: 90/100 Browns Creek — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Browns Creek has higher household incomes ($149,448 vs $61,724); Carcoar has more residents (271 vs 120).

Carcoar Browns Creek
Population 271
+56% vs other
 120
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.0% +23.7%
Median age 55 40
Median household income $61,724/yr $149,448/yr
+142% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk
+15% vs other
 $165/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carcoar Browns Creek
0-4 4.1% / 7.5%
Carcoar — 0-4: 4.1% Browns Creek — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 12.9% / 15.8%
Carcoar — 5-14: 12.9% Browns Creek — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 4.8% / 3.3%
Carcoar — 15-19: 4.8% Browns Creek — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 2.2% / —
Carcoar — 20-24: 2.2% Browns Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.3% / 10.8%
Carcoar — 25-34: 6.3% Browns Creek — 25-34: 10.8%
35-44 5.9% / 14.2%
Carcoar — 35-44: 5.9% Browns Creek — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.4% / 19.2%
Carcoar — 45-54: 14.4% Browns Creek — 45-54: 19.2%
55-64 21.8% / 15.8%
Carcoar — 55-64: 21.8% Browns Creek — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 18.1% / 6.7%
Carcoar — 65-74: 18.1% Browns Creek — 65-74: 6.7%
75-84 9.2% / —
Carcoar — 75-84: 9.2% Browns Creek — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 4.4% / —
Carcoar — 85+: 4.4% Browns Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 31.2% couple families
Carcoar — Couple Families: 31.2% Carcoar — Lone Person: 53.8% Carcoar — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Browns Creek 71.4% couple families
Browns Creek — Couple Families: 71.4% Browns Creek — Lone Person: 28.6% Browns Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 13.4% renting
Carcoar — Owned Outright: 54.5% Carcoar — Mortgage: 32.1% Carcoar — Renting: 13.4%
Browns Creek 12.5% renting
Browns Creek — Owned Outright: 20.0% Browns Creek — Mortgage: 67.5% Browns Creek — Renting: 12.5%
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.

Carcoar Browns Creek
England 2.6% / 3.3%
Carcoar — England: 2.6% Browns Creek — England: 3.3%
Scotland 1.8% / 3.3%
Carcoar — Scotland: 1.8% Browns Creek — Scotland: 3.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / 2.5%
Carcoar — New Zealand: 1.1% Browns Creek — New Zealand: 2.5%
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Carcoar — Netherlands: 1.1% Browns Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

Carcoar Browns Creek
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 18.3%
Carcoar — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Browns Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 12.5%
Carcoar — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Browns Creek — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.4% / 5.8%
Carcoar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4% Browns Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 3.3%
Carcoar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Browns Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / —
Carcoar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Browns Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 94.8% houses
Carcoar — Houses: 94.8% Carcoar — Townhouses: 3.4% Carcoar — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Browns Creek 100.0% houses
Browns Creek — Houses: 100.0% Browns Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Browns Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carcoar Browns Creek
Median house price $690,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $145,000 —

Zoning mix

Carcoar Browns Creek
Rural and farming 99% 90%
Residential 0% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

Carcoar Browns Creek
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carcoar Browns Creek
House price Higher than 10% of NSW —
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW —
EV adoption — Higher than 35% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 41% of NSW

Liveability

Carcoar is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Carcoar Browns Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Carcoar carries more bushfire risk (10 vs 0).

Carcoar Browns Creek
Bushfire Low
10/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Carcoar Browns Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carcoar

  • Carcoar Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Browns Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Carcoar Browns Creek
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 28 5

Mobility

Carcoar Browns Creek
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 260.6 km 259 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 222 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2791
 0.4%
postcode 2799
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2791
 44
postcode 2799

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.

Carcoar Browns Creek
Car (driver) 64.3% / 73.9%
Carcoar — Car (driver): 64.3% Browns Creek — Car (driver): 73.9%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 15.9%
Carcoar — Worked from Home: 28.7% Browns Creek — Worked from Home: 15.9%
Walked Only 4.3% / 4.3%
Carcoar — Walked Only: 4.3% Browns Creek — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 5.8%
Carcoar — Car (passenger): 2.6% Browns Creek — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.9%).

Setting

Carcoar Browns Creek
Elevation 751 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 876 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carcoar Browns Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Carcoar Browns Creek
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Carcoar Browns Creek
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Blayney
same for both

Federal electorate

Carcoar Browns Creek
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carcoar Browns Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carcoar

Quiet Retirees Rural

Browns Creek

Family Rural

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