Brooms Head NSW 2463

Located in New South Wales, Brooms Head sits 667 km from Sydney CBD, around 7 hours 20 minutes by car. The locality has 271 residents, a median age of 59, and a median household income of $42,796 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 27.8% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $280 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,560. Brooms Head is characterised by high bushfire risk and high coastal erosion risk. Walkability is low.

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Median House Price

Public listings data

The median house sale price in Brooms Head sits at $1.28 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only eight sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.

$1,280,000

Based on only 8 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$600/wk
13 bonds
+34% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2463 (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

100 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2463.

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.

Short-Stay Rentals

31 active Airbnb listings: 31 whole homes and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 14.2% of the locality'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 Brooms Head safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Brooms Head sits in the moderate band, with 11 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 57% on the prior year.

11 offences

57.1% since 2024
Theft 5 (45.5%)
Harassment & Stalking 2 (18.2%)
Assault 1 (9.1%)
Disorderly Conduct 1 (9.1%)
Drug Offences 1 (9.1%)
Sexual Offences 1 (9.1%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

1 crash

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

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

Clarence Valley Council has published 10 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

All 10 on the portal

Coastal Erosion

100
monitoring points
within 5 km
95
actively eroding
> 0.1 m/yr retreat
-0.51
worst rate (m/yr)
Significant
3.7 km
nearest coastline
monitoring point

Shoreline Change Summary

1989–2025
Stable or accreting 21 (21%)
Moderate erosion (0.1–0.3 m/yr) 23 (23%)
Significant erosion (> 0.3 m/yr) 56 (56%)

Nearest Eroding Coastline

Distance
3.7 km
Rate
-0.34 m/yr
Net Movement
-29.5 m
Certainty
good

Data Quality

High certainty: 100 of 100 points (100%)

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

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

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
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.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Brooms Head.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
178
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 99%
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
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
8 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Clarence Valley: council population

The whole council area, not just Brooms Head · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
56,874
+1.2% in a year
Change
+658
people since 2024
Density
5.5
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-133
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+677
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+114
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality'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
5/10
4/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
2/10
2/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
7/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Brooms Head is home to 271 residents, with a median age of 59 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $43,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

271

27.8% since 2016

Median Age

59

3.3% since 2016

Median Household Income

$42,796/yr

17.1% since 2016
Bottom 5% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$280/wk

21.7% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$1,560/mo

10.0% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.0

5.3% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$26,884/yr

23.1% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

72.8% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

83.1%

7.8% since 2016

Total Dwellings

118

8.3% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

74.6%

1.4% since 2016

Houses

72.9%

13.6% since 2016

Rental Stress

34.0%

4.0% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

43.7%

23.2% since 2016

Work From Home

18.8%

Dwelling Types

Houses 86 (72.9%)
Flats / Apartments 32 (27.1%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 67 (56.8%)
Renting 30 (25.4%)
Mortgage 21 (17.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
86.3%
English Spoken at Home
87.5%
Employment Rate
42.7%
53.0% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.9%

Occupations

Professionals 34 (32.7%)
Managers 17 (16.3%)
Community & Personal Service 15 (14.4%)
Technicians & Trades 12 (11.5%)
Labourers 8 (7.7%)
Clerical & Administrative 7 (6.7%)
Sales 7 (6.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 5 (4.8%)

Religion

No Religion 118 (43.5%)
Christianity 117 (43.2%)
Other Religions 3 (1.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

England 6 (2.2%)
China 5 (1.8%)
South Africa 5 (1.8%)
New Zealand 3 (1.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 11 (4.1%)
5-14 20 (7.4%)
15-19 6 (2.2%)
20-24 4 (1.5%)
25-34 20 (7.4%)
35-44 15 (5.5%)
45-54 37 (13.7%)
55-64 56 (20.7%)
65-74 50 (18.5%)
75-84 30 (11.1%)
85+ 22 (8.1%)

Family & Household Composition

Lone Person 54 (67.5%)
Couple Families 16 (20.0%)
One Parent Families 7 (8.8%)
Group Household 3 (3.8%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 61 (71.8%)
Worked from Home 16 (18.8%)
Car (passenger) 4 (4.7%)
Walked Only 4 (4.7%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 41 (15.1%)
Bachelor Degree 29 (10.7%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 21 (7.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 8 (3.0%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8 (3.0%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 7 (6.0%)
1 car 57 (48.7%)
2 cars 42 (35.9%)
3 cars 7 (6.0%)
4+ cars 12 (10.3%)

Council Rates

Clarence Valley
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,380 a year through Clarence Valley based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,380/yr
12% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Brooms Head's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Environmental 78%
  • Rural and farming 21%
  • 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 locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Clarence Valley

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

In the year to August 2026, 246 new dwellings were approved across Clarence Valley. That mix is 213 houses and 33 units. Approvals are down 80.4% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
246dwellings
-80.4% YoY
Houses
213
detached dwellings
Units
33
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Birrigan Gargle 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.

Climate & Setting

from Yamba Pilot Station, 21.9 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
29 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Distance to the ocean
3.8 km
4.9 km to a named beach
Annual rainfall
1,557 mm
112 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.4°C
1 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
11.0°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the locality 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

0.2%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021
+0.0 points this year

In postcode 2463, 17 of 6,789 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (137 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.08%
2023
0.09%
2024
0.24%
2025
0.25%

Rooftop solar

70
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 2463, 2,495 rooftop-solar systems totalling 16.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,582 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 202 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
232
2020
304
2021
175
2022
134
2023
186
2024
144
2025
253
2026
87

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
$6,676
Loan amount
$1,024,000
Total interest over 30 years
$1,379,257

1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 2463.

Deposit
$256,000
Stamp duty
$51,787
Cash needed at settlement
$307,787

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 Page

Currently held by Kevin Hogan The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Kevin Hogan 40.7% 59.3% +1.4
2022 Kevin Hogan 39.3% 60.7% +1.3
2019 Kevin Hogan 40.5% 59.5% +7.2

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

State Electorate

Clarence District

Currently held by Richie Williamson The Nationals

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Richie Williamson NP 64.2%
2019 Chris Gulaptis NP 64.5%
2015 Chris Gulaptis NP 59.7%

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

Is Brooms Head a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Brooms Head is moderate (53/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Brooms Head?

Brooms Head has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Brooms Head?

Brooms Head, NSW had a population of 271 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Brooms Head, NSW?

The postcode for Brooms Head, NSW is 2463.

How far is Brooms Head from Sydney?

Brooms Head is 667 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 442 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Brooms Head?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Brooms Head was $42,796 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 Brooms Head?

There are too few current rental listings in Brooms Head for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $280, across all dwelling types.

What is the median age in Brooms Head?

The median age of residents in Brooms Head was 59 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Brooms Head at risk of bushfire?

Brooms Head has a high recorded bushfire history (86/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality 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.

What is the weather like in Brooms Head?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Brooms Head, Yamba Pilot Station (21.9 km away), summer days average 27.4°C, winter nights 11°C, 1,557 mm of rain a year over 112 rainy days, and 1 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Brooms Head?

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 Brooms Head belong to?

Brooms Head sits within the Clarence Valley local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Brooms Head?

The average residential rates bill through Clarence Valley is $1,380 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Brooms Head?

Across Clarence Valley, 246 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 80.4% 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 Brooms Head in?

Brooms Head sits within the federal Division of Page, currently held by Kevin Hogan (The Nationals).

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