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.
Mixed results
1 school
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 43.4 km · 42 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $1.15M
High bushfire risk
Fire 71/100 · Crime 79/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 48 · 737 residents
Liveability Rating
36 / 100 · Ranked #1120 in NSWEach 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.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
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Our score
36 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBrooklyn'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
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 monthsHouses 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
2025Crime 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 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
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
Shoreline Change Summary
1988–2024Nearest Eroding Coastline
- Distance
- 1.7 km
- Rate
- -0.07 m/yr
- Net Movement
- —
- Certainty
- good
Data Quality
Schools
One school serve Brooklyn, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 79 students in one school (avg 79)
Primary
Walkability
Brooklyn is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
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.
- 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.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 398
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
Hornsby: council population
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
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
Median Age
48
Median Household Income
$107,224/yr
Census Median Rent
$470/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,500/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$47,008/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
13.3%
Total Dwellings
294
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.2%
Houses
84.7%
Rental Stress
22.8%
Mortgage Stress
28.0%
Work From Home
48.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 90.0%
- Employment Rate
- 62.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,488 a year through Hornsby based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- 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
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.
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
MODERATEPM2.5 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 kmHigh 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
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%.
Rooftop solar
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.
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).
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb.
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.
At $1,150,000 this is $550,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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
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
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.
Looking at a specific address in Brooklyn?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 737 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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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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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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