Faulconbridge NSW 2776
Faulconbridge is a suburb in New South Wales, 75 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. Population is 4,156; the median age is 40 and the median household income is $111,904 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 3.3% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $420 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,077. Faulconbridge is characterised by high bushfire risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Faulconbridge a good suburb?
Faulconbridge scores a B (50/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, prices, and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 63/100 · 74.9 km · 63 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $1.15M
High bushfire risk
Fire 93/100 · Crime 27/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 40 · 4,156 residents
Liveability Rating
50 / 100 · Ranked #754 in NSWEach bar is Faulconbridge'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.
How do you rate the liveability in Faulconbridge?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
50 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataFaulconbridge's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.15 million, roughly 19% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,151,500
Based on 66 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 24 days — median across 22 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 7 sales $876K
- 3 bed 11 sales $980K
- 4 bed 26 sales $1.19M
- 5 bed 13 sales $1.4M
Land
$1,150,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Faulconbridge are currently listed at around $1.13 million on average. Based on 14 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.13M
14 houses listed in the last 6 months.
14 of the suburb's 1,483 dwellings (0.9%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Faulconbridge rent for around $750 a week on average, based on 4 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$750/wk
4 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
5 rentals advertised against an estimated 191 rented homes (2.6%) in the last 6 months.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$750/week ($39,000 a year) on a $1.13 million 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 Faulconbridge safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Faulconbridge sits in the low band, with 70 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 31% on the prior year.
70 offences
30.7% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20255 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
Blue Mountains City Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
- Bullaburra to Linden Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2021
- Hazelbrook Creek and Woodford Creek Catchment FRMS&P 2018
- Lapstone, South Glenbrook and South Blaxland Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2015
- South Leura Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan 2008
- South Leura Flood Study; South Leura Floodplain Management Study & Plan Draft 2005
Schools
Two schools serve Faulconbridge, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Faulconbridge Public School leads the pack.
- • 934 students across 2 schools (avg 467)
- • ICSEA 1027-1063, median 1045 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Springwood High School (566 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Faulconbridge is somewhat walkable on foot — at 63/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Faulconbridge.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 43.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 29.9 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 5.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 22.2 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 30 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 Faulconbridge.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 66%
- Premises covered
- 1,654
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
Blue Mountains: 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
The ABS scores 10 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Faulconbridge is home to about 4,200 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $112,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
4,156
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$111,904/yr
Census Median Rent
$420/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,077/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$48,516/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.0%
Total Dwellings
1,483
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.1%
Houses
97.7%
Rental Stress
19.5%
Mortgage Stress
22.3%
Work From Home
44.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.1%
- Employment Rate
- 61.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 48.3%
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.
36 residents (0.9%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,891 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (124 of 2,031).
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 598 people work here; 2,031 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.3 jobs per working resident. At least 71% 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 $2,080 a year through Blue Mountains based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Environmental 94%
- Residential 3%
- 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: Blue Mountains
In the year to August 2026, 123 new dwellings were approved across Blue Mountains. That mix is 109 houses and 14 units. Approvals are up 13.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deerubbin 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 7.2 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 3 days exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 16.3 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.6 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 2 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Penrith monitoring station, 14.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Orchard Hills Treatment Works, 19.4 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 424 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 822 mm
- 81 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 2776, 30 of 3,227 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.6% (117 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2776, 847 rooftop-solar systems totalling 5.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 1,550 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 58 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
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 $1,151,500 this is $551,500 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 Susan Templeman Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Susan Templeman | 57.7% | 42.3% | +1.4 |
| 2022 | Susan Templeman | 57.8% | 42.2% | -7.6 |
| 2019 | Susan Templeman | 50.2% | 49.8% | +2.0 |
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 Trish Doyle Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trish Doyle ALP | 71.9% |
| 2019 | Trish Doyle ALP | 64.9% |
| 2015 | Trish Doyle ALP | 58.1% |
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 Faulconbridge?
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 4,156 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 Faulconbridge
Is Faulconbridge a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Faulconbridge is low (27/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Faulconbridge?
Faulconbridge has a high recorded bushfire history (93/100, 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 Faulconbridge a good place to live?
Faulconbridge has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (50/100), 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 Faulconbridge?
Faulconbridge, NSW had a population of 4,156 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Faulconbridge, NSW?
The postcode for Faulconbridge, NSW is 2776.
How far is Faulconbridge from Sydney?
Faulconbridge is 75 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 63 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Faulconbridge?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Faulconbridge was $111,904 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 Faulconbridge?
The median advertised rent in Faulconbridge is $750 a week for houses (4 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Faulconbridge?
The median age of residents in Faulconbridge was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Faulconbridge at risk of bushfire?
Faulconbridge has a high recorded bushfire history (93/100). 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 Faulconbridge?
There are 2 schools inside the Faulconbridge boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Faulconbridge walkable?
Faulconbridge scores 63/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Faulconbridge?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Faulconbridge (Penrith) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 7.2 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.3 µg/m³. That puts Faulconbridge 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 Faulconbridge?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Faulconbridge, Orchard Hills Treatment Works (19.4 km away), 822 mm of rain a year over 81 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Faulconbridge?
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 Faulconbridge belong to?
Faulconbridge sits within the Blue Mountains local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Faulconbridge?
The average residential rates bill through Blue Mountains is $2,080 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Faulconbridge?
Across Blue Mountains, 123 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 13.6% 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 Faulconbridge in?
Faulconbridge sits within the federal Division of Macquarie, currently held by Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party).
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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
- 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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