Brooklyn NSW 2083

Located in New South Wales, Brooklyn sits 43 km from Sydney CBD, around 42 minutes by car. The suburb has 737 residents, a median age of 48, and a median household income of $107,224 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 2.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $470 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,500. Brooklyn is characterised by high crime risk and high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is low.

Is Brooklyn a good suburb?

Brooklyn scores a C (36/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on community, weaker on transit and safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Car-dependent

Walkability 0/100 · 43.4 km · 42 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Around the state median

Median $1.15M

Safety

High bushfire risk

Fire 71/100 · Crime 79/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 48 · 737 residents

C

Liveability Rating

36 / 100 · Ranked #1120 in NSW

Each bar is Brooklyn'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
6
Bushfire High · Crime High

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
71
Very advantaged
Walkability
5
Very car-dependent
CBD access
71
43.4 km · 42 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 6 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 71 × 25% + Walkability rank 5 × 15% + CBD access rank 71 × 10% = 36 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.
Additional risks: Coastal erosion Low

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Our score

36 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Brooklyn's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.15 million, roughly 31% above where it sat a year earlier. That said, only seven sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,150,000

↑ +30.9% year-on-year

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Typically sold in 77 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Brooklyn rent for around $850 a week on average, based on 3 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$850/wk

3 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

4 rentals advertised against an estimated 70 rented homes (5.7%) in the last 6 months.

Short-Stay Rentals

12 active Airbnb listings: 12 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 3.6% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Brooklyn safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Brooklyn sits in the high band, with 47 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 14% on the prior year.

47 offences

14.5% since 2024
Theft 27 (57.4%)
Assault 6 (12.8%)
Sexual Offences 3 (6.4%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (4.3%)
Disorderly Conduct 2 (4.3%)
Drug Offences 2 (4.3%)
Weapons Offences 2 (4.3%)
Arson 1 (2.1%)
Robbery 1 (2.1%)
Property Damage 1 (2.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

3 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Brooklyn Road 3 (100.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb 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

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

Coastal Erosion

39
monitoring points
within 5 km
22
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.14
worst rate (m/yr)
Moderate
1.7 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1988–2024
Stable or accreting 38 (97%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 1 (3%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 0 (0%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
1.7 km
Rate
-0.07 m/yr
Net Movement
—
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 39 of 39 points (100%)

Schools

One school serve Brooklyn, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 79 students in one school (avg 79)

Primary

Government · K-6 · 79 students
ICSEA 1064 (higher than 73% of Australian schools) · 26% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Brooklyn is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 23% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
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

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Brooklyn.

75
out of 100
RailBus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
35.5 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
7.7 arrivals/hr
Saturday
4.8 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
23.1 hours
Direct to CBD (peak)
32 min wait

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 Brooklyn.

45
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
398
Technology mix
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 100%
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 0%

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

Hornsby: council population

The whole council area, not just Brooklyn · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
155,484
+0.4% in a year
Change
+618
people since 2024
Density
342
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+52
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,250
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,816
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb'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
9/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
7/10
6/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Brooklyn is home to 737 residents, with a median age of 48, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $107,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.5%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

737

2.1% since 2016

Median Age

48

no change since 2016

Median Household Income

$107,224/yr

26.4% since 2016

Census Median Rent

$470/wk

10.6% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,500/mo

15.4% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.4

4.0% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$47,008/yr

17.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

35.9% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

13.3%

31.1% since 2016

Total Dwellings

294

9.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

76.2%

4.6% since 2016

Houses

84.7%

2.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

22.8%

12.6% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

28.0%

8.8% since 2016

Work From Home

48.8%

517.7% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 249 (84.7%)
Flats / Apartments 45 (15.3%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 110 (39.0%)
Mortgage 105 (37.2%)
Renting 67 (23.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
76.7%
English Spoken at Home
90.0%
Employment Rate
62.4%
1.1% since 2016
Completed Year 12
50.9%

Occupations

Professionals 87 (21.9%)
Managers 84 (21.1%)
Technicians & Trades 58 (14.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 46 (11.6%)
Community & Personal Service 42 (10.6%)
Labourers 36 (9.0%)
Sales 22 (5.5%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 13 (3.3%)

Religion

No Religion 370 (50.2%)
Christianity 297 (40.3%)
Islam 9 (1.2%)
Buddhism 7 (0.9%)
Other Religions 4 (0.5%)
Judaism 3 (0.4%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 42 (5.7%)
New Zealand 11 (1.5%)
South Africa 11 (1.5%)
Scotland 7 (0.9%)
Netherlands 6 (0.8%)
Philippines 5 (0.7%)
Vietnam 4 (0.5%)
India 3 (0.4%)

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 3 (0.4%)
2011-2015 25 (3.4%)
2001-2010 18 (2.4%)
1991-2000 20 (2.7%)
1981-1990 30 (4.1%)
Before 1981 40 (5.4%)

3 residents (0.4%) 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.

Languages Spoken at Home

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

Spanish 9 (1.2%)
French 5 (0.7%)
German 3 (0.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 42 (5.7%)
5-14 63 (8.5%)
15-19 36 (4.9%)
20-24 42 (5.7%)
25-34 76 (10.3%)
35-44 78 (10.6%)
45-54 115 (15.6%)
55-64 150 (20.4%)
65-74 79 (10.7%)
75-84 52 (7.1%)
85+ 13 (1.8%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 95 (44.8%)
Lone Person 83 (39.2%)
One Parent Families 27 (12.7%)
Group Household 7 (3.3%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 158 (48.8%)
Car (driver) 137 (42.3%)
Walked Only 16 (4.9%)
Car (passenger) 5 (1.5%)
Train 4 (1.2%)
Bicycle 4 (1.2%)

14% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (55 of 398).

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.

Local Jobs

People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 245 people work here; 398 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.6 jobs per working resident. At least 38% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Certificate III & IV 128 (17.4%)
Bachelor Degree 103 (14.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 65 (8.8%)
Postgraduate Degree 53 (7.2%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 22 (3.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 18 (6.2%)
1 car 110 (38.2%)
2 cars 107 (37.2%)
3 cars 37 (12.8%)
4+ cars 23 (8.0%)

Council Rates

Hornsby
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,488 a year through Hornsby based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,488/yr
21% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Brooklyn's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 96%
  • Infrastructure and transport 2%
  • Parks and recreation 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 suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Hornsby

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

In the year to August 2026, 260 new dwellings were approved across Hornsby. That mix is 216 houses and 44 units. Approvals are down 78.7% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
260dwellings
-78.7% YoY
Houses
216
detached dwellings
Units
44
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan 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

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 5.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 14.2 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.23 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 3.

From the Macquarie Park monitoring station, 22.2 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Macquarie Park (Willandra Village), 23.9 km

High rainfall.

Elevation
171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
1.6 km
1.4 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,176 mm
92 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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.

EV adoption

1.1%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.24% in 2021
Top 18% in NSW

In postcode 2083, 13 of 1,217 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.4% (29 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.24%
2022
0.24%
2023
0.49%
2024
1.28%
2025
1.07%

Rooftop solar

36
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.8 kW each

In postcode 2083, 315 rooftop-solar systems totalling 2.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 874 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 31 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
20
2020
32
2021
22
2022
20
2023
17
2024
24
2025
22
2026
18

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
$5,998
Loan amount
$920,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,239,176

1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb.

Deposit
$230,000
Stamp duty
$45,937
Cash needed at settlement
$275,937

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 Berowra

Currently held by Julian Leeser Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Julian Leeser 48.4% 51.6% +5.9
2022 Julian Leeser 40.2% 59.8% -5.9
2019 Julian Leeser 34.4% 65.7% -0.8

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

State Electorate

Hornsby District

Currently held by James Wallace Liberal — elected at the Oct 2024 by-election, after the results below

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Matt Kean LP 58.0%
2019 Matthew Kean LP 66.3%
2015 Matt Kean LP 68.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb'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 Brooklyn

Is Brooklyn a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Brooklyn is high (79/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.

What natural hazards affect Brooklyn?

Brooklyn has a high recorded bushfire history (71/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Brooklyn a good place to live?

Brooklyn has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (36/100), 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 Brooklyn?

Brooklyn, NSW had a population of 737 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Brooklyn, NSW?

The postcode for Brooklyn, NSW is 2083.

How far is Brooklyn from Sydney?

Brooklyn is 43 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 42 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Brooklyn?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Brooklyn was $107,224 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 Brooklyn?

The median advertised rent in Brooklyn is $850 a week for houses (3 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Brooklyn?

The median age of residents in Brooklyn was 48 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Brooklyn at risk of bushfire?

Brooklyn has a high recorded bushfire history (71/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb 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 Brooklyn?

There is 1 school inside the Brooklyn boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

What is the air quality in Brooklyn?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Brooklyn (Macquarie Park) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.4 µg/m³ and PM10 of 14.2 µg/m³. That puts Brooklyn below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Brooklyn?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Brooklyn, Macquarie Park (Willandra Village) (23.9 km away), 1,176 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Brooklyn?

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 Brooklyn belong to?

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

How much are council rates in Brooklyn?

The average residential rates bill through Hornsby is $1,488 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Brooklyn?

Across Hornsby, 260 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 78.7% 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 Brooklyn in?

Brooklyn sits within the federal Division of Berowra, currently held by Julian Leeser (Liberal).

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