Branxton NSW 2335

Located in New South Wales, Branxton sits 182 km from Sydney CBD, around 2 hours 10 minutes by car. The town has 2,255 residents, a median age of 38, and a median household income of $117,832 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The town grew 13.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $350 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,037. Branxton is characterised by high crime risk. 2 schools sit within the town boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Branxton a good town?

Branxton scores a C (41/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on transit.

Schools

Mixed results

2 schools

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 16/100 · 182.3 km · 128 min drive to Sydney

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $842K · More affordable than 85% of NSW

Safety

Moderate crime risk

Fire 23/100 · Crime 68/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 38 · 2,255 residents

C

Liveability Rating

41 / 100 · Ranked #990 in NSW

Each bar is Branxton's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
47
Bushfire Low · Crime Moderate

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
50
Advantaged
Walkability
22
Very car-dependent
CBD access
33
182.3 km · 128 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 47 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 50 × 25% + Walkability rank 22 × 15% + CBD access rank 33 × 10% = 41 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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41 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Branxton's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $842,000, roughly 67% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$842,500

last 7 quarters

4% below its 3 neighbours (median $875,000)

↑ +66.7% year-on-year

Based on 80 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 44 days — median across 17 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 32 sales $726K
  • 4 bed 28 sales $1.08M
  • 5 bed 15 sales $1.55M

Land

$744,625

last 3 quarters
↓ −10.9% year-on-year

Based on 18 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Branxton are currently listed at around $865,000 on average. Based on 6 houses listed in the past six months.

$865K

↑ +8.2% vs previous 6 months from $800K

6 houses listed in the last 6 months.

6 of the suburb's 771 dwellings (0.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Branxton rent for around $725 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$725/wk

4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

4 rentals advertised against an estimated 113 rented homes (3.5%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$635/wk
18 bonds
+41% since 2021
2-bed units
$480/wk
11 bonds

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2335 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

78 Severely unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 38% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2335.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
4.4% above the typical range
Top 12% in NSW

$725/week ($38,000 a year) on a $865,000 median

Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.

Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Is Branxton safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Branxton sits in the moderate band, with 111 incidents recorded in 2025 — down about 5% on the prior year.

111 offences

5.1% since 2024
Theft 49 (44.1%)
Assault 21 (18.9%)
Property Damage 13 (11.7%)
Harassment & Stalking 7 (6.3%)
Drug Offences 7 (6.3%)
Weapons Offences 5 (4.5%)
Sexual Offences 4 (3.6%)
Disorderly Conduct 3 (2.7%)
Arson 2 (1.8%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

6 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

New England Highway 3 (50.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Singleton Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

Two schools serve Branxton, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.

40
out of 100
Weak
2 schools in this town
1 at similar · 1 below similar
  • • 915 students across 2 schools (avg 458)
  • • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Catholic
  • • ICSEA 949-1002, median 976 (below the national baseline of 1000)
  • • Largest: Branxton Public School (540 students)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 540 students
ICSEA 949 (higher than 24% of Australian schools) · 5% top-SEA students
Below similar
Catholic · K-6 · 375 students
ICSEA 1002 (higher than 48% of Australian schools) · 11% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Branxton is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car.

16
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km 53
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Branxton.

57
out of 100
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
22.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
8.6 arrivals/hr
Saturday
3.5 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
16.1 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Branxton.

57
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
27%
Premises covered
1,064
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 56%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 27%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 17%
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 1%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
1 in town
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in town
Sport & Recreation
4 in town
Beaches
None
Waterways
9 in town
Childcare
4 in town
GPs
1 in town
Pharmacies
1 in town
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
1 in town
Banks & Bank@Post
1 in town
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
2 in town
Arts & Culture
1 in town
Places of Worship
3 in town

Singleton: council population

The whole council area, not just Branxton · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
25,841
+0.6% in a year
Change
+163
people since 2024
Density
5.3
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+126
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-58
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+95
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
8/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
3/10
3/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 9 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Branxton is home to about 2,300 residents, with a median age of 38, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,255

13.3% since 2016

Median Age

38

2.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$117,832/yr

35.0% since 2016
Top 17% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$350/wk

16.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,037/mo

6.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.9

7.4% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$43,940/yr

25.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

54.7% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

9.2%

22.7% since 2016

Total Dwellings

771

13.4% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

85.4%

4.0% since 2016

Houses

93.0%

1.4% since 2016

Rental Stress

15.4%

14.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.7%

21.3% since 2016

Work From Home

19.2%

204.8% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 717 (93.0%)
Townhouses 43 (5.6%)
Flats / Apartments 11 (1.4%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 381 (50.1%)
Owned Outright 268 (35.3%)
Renting 111 (14.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
89.8%
English Spoken at Home
93.9%
Employment Rate
63.6%
5.3% since 2016
Completed Year 12
30.8%

Occupations

Technicians & Trades 247 (21.8%)
Professionals 162 (14.3%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 149 (13.1%)
Community & Personal Service 124 (10.9%)
Managers 121 (10.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 120 (10.6%)
Labourers 113 (10.0%)
Sales 81 (7.1%)

Religion

Christianity 1,325 (58.8%)
No Religion 798 (35.4%)
Buddhism 7 (0.3%)
Islam 4 (0.2%)
Hinduism 3 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 43 (1.9%)
New Zealand 22 (1.0%)
Vietnam 17 (0.8%)
Ireland 13 (0.6%)
Germany 10 (0.4%)
Philippines 6 (0.3%)
Italy 5 (0.2%)
Malaysia 4 (0.2%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 6 (0.3%)
2011-2015 16 (0.7%)
2001-2010 25 (1.1%)
1991-2000 12 (0.5%)
1981-1990 21 (0.9%)
Before 1981 58 (2.6%)

6 residents (0.3%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

2.9% of residents (62) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Sydney (56).

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 98 (4.7%)
Central Coast 33 (1.6%)
Overseas 23 (1.1%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,103 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Vietnamese 5 (0.2%)
Italian 3 (0.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 152 (6.7%)
5-14 328 (14.5%)
15-19 161 (7.1%)
20-24 120 (5.3%)
25-34 244 (10.8%)
35-44 286 (12.7%)
45-54 321 (14.2%)
55-64 296 (13.1%)
65-74 222 (9.8%)
75-84 94 (4.2%)
85+ 27 (1.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 319 (59.6%)
Lone Person 125 (23.4%)
One Parent Families 74 (13.8%)
Group Household 13 (2.4%)
Other Families 4 (0.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 689 (75.1%)
Worked from Home 176 (19.2%)
Car (passenger) 37 (4.0%)
Walked Only 16 (1.7%)

1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (7 of 1,134).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Certificate III & IV 491 (21.8%)
Bachelor Degree 184 (8.2%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 155 (6.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 40 (1.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 33 (1.5%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 23 (3.0%)
1 car 147 (19.2%)
2 cars 298 (39.0%)
3 cars 176 (23.0%)
4+ cars 121 (15.8%)

Council Rates

Singleton
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,287 a year through Singleton based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,287/yr
5% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Branxton's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 68%
  • Residential 26%
  • Infrastructure and transport 3%
  • Parks and recreation 1%
  • Environmental 1%
  • Zones under 1% 1%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Singleton

The whole council area, not just Branxton · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 121 new dwellings were approved across Singleton. That mix is 100 houses and 21 units. Approvals are up 46.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
121dwellings
+46.2% YoY
Houses
100
detached dwellings
Units
21
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 19.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 6.

From the Singleton South monitoring station, 15.1 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Cessnock Airport AWS, 17.2 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.

Elevation
66 m
above sea level, at the town centre
Distance to the ocean
44.8 km
Annual rainfall
804 mm
80 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
30.0°C
20 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
5.1°C
11 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.3%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.1 points this year

In postcode 2335, 25 of 8,193 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (204 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.19%
2025
0.30%

Rooftop solar

82
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 8.1 kW each

In postcode 2335, 2,434 rooftop-solar systems totalling 19.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,964 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 247 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
138
2020
215
2021
184
2022
219
2023
305
2024
315
2025
296
2026
155

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,394
Loan amount
$674,000
Total interest over 30 years
$907,831

1 mortgage broker is registered in this town, 7 across postcode 2335.

Deposit
$168,500
Stamp duty
$32,100
Cash needed at settlement
$200,600

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Hunter

Currently held by Dan Repacholi Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Dan Repacholi 59.5% 40.5% +4.7
2022 Dan Repacholi 54.0% 46.0% -1.1
2019 Joel Fitzgibbon 53.0% 47.0% +9.5

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.

State Electorate

Upper Hunter District

Currently held by Dave Layzell The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Dave Layzell NP 53.8%
2019 Michael Johnsen NP 52.6%
2015 Michael Johnsen NP 52.2%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Branxton

Is Branxton a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Branxton is moderate (68/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Branxton?

Branxton has a low recorded bushfire history (23/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Branxton a good place to live?

Branxton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (41/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Branxton?

Branxton, NSW had a population of 2,255 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Branxton, NSW?

The postcode for Branxton, NSW is 2335.

How far is Branxton from Sydney?

Branxton is 182 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 128 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Branxton?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Branxton was $117,832 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Branxton?

The median advertised rent in Branxton is $725 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Branxton?

The median age of residents in Branxton was 38 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Branxton at risk of bushfire?

Branxton has a low recorded bushfire history (23/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Branxton?

There are 2 schools inside the Branxton boundary: 1 at and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Branxton walkable?

Branxton scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Branxton?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Branxton, Cessnock Airport AWS (17.2 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 5.1°C, 804 mm of rain a year over 80 rainy days, and 20 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Branxton?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Branxton belong to?

Branxton sits within the Singleton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Branxton?

The average residential rates bill through Singleton is $1,287 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Branxton?

Across Singleton, 121 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 46.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Branxton in?

Branxton sits within the federal Division of Hunter, currently held by Dan Repacholi (Australian Labor Party).

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