NSW · Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
1,781
Growth (1 yr)
+0.3%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.0%
Median age
50
Median income
$1,412/wk
Employment rate
52.8%
University qualified
25.7%
Work from home
17.1%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$780,000
Languages at home
4.6%non-English
Most common: French, German, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
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Suburb profile
Braidwood is a major regional centre in New South Wales, in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. The Batemans Bay is part of the surrounding geography.
The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. Rents are unusually low against comparable places, with median rents 18% below the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 84% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary and higher recorded crash rates relative to resident population, with green cover 100% below the peer median.
Braidwood is a better fit for people who value lower rents and walkability.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in New South Wales (276)
Who it suits
Housing, growth and risk
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$780k
-7.1% change
Median rent
$460/wk
Population (ERP)
1,781
+0.3% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
16.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#8
among Country & regional · Mature
Crime rate
18th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
43rd
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
24%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
51st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)
Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
1,781(June 2025)
+0.3% annual · +5.0% over 5 years · 43th percentile in NSW
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,950), extrapolated at +1.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
25.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 17.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
| Measure | Definition |
|---|---|
| University qualified | Bachelor degree or higher |
| Diploma qualified | Advanced Diploma / Diploma |
| Trade / vocational | Certificate III + IV |
| Year 12 | Year 12 as highest attainment |
| Below Year 12 | Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below |
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
30th percentile in NSW · -14% vs Australia
50th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia
67th percentile in NSW · +16% vs Australia
79th percentile in NSW · +52% vs Australia
93rd percentile in NSW · +44% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2622 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
8.9% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 3.9× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.0% across New South Wales.
57th percentile in NSW · +287% vs Australia
Postcode 2622
2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 2622 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.
Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Capital Region (SA4 101), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.
Capital Region is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.
Census employed residents counted in G54: 760 · AFF share +345% vs the state.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
4.6% speak a language other than English at home; 13.6% born overseas
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
46%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 46%, while 40.5% reported no religion.
| Measure | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 40.5% | 32.8% |
| Christianity | 46% | 47.6% |
| Other / not stated | 13.4% | 19.6% |
| Denomination | Suburb | State |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 21% | 22.4% |
| Anglican | 16.6% | 11.9% |
| Uniting Church | 3.5% | 2.1% |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 2% | 1.9% |
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2622, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
Data sources & freshness
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Childcare centres per 1,000 residents
Data sources & freshness
68 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability
Data sources & freshness
170 mapped amenities
2 restaurants · 8 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 bakeries · 1 libraries · 3 places of worship
99 Wallace Street, Braidwood
91 Rear lane, Wallace Street, Braidwood
143 Wallace Street, Braidwood
134 Wallace Street, Braidwood
119 Wallace Street, Braidwood
118 Wallace Street, Braidwood
114 Wallace Street, Braidwood
90 Wallace Street, Braidwood
91 Wallace Street, Braidwood
198 Wallace Street, Braidwood
180 Wallace Street, Braidwood
145 Wallace Street
Wallace Street, Braidwood
183 Wallace Street, Braidwood
50 Wallace Street, Braidwood
137 Wallace Street, Braidwood
71 Lascelles Street, Braidwood
124-126 Wallace Street, Braidwood
106 Wallace Street, Braidwood
50 Wallace Street, Braidwood
93-95 Wallace Street, Braidwood
69 Duncan Street, Braidwood
76 Lascelles Street, Braidwood
71 Wallace Street, Braidwood
154 Wallace Street, Braidwood
68 Wilson Street, Braidwood
152 Wallace Street, Braidwood
66 Wilson Street, Braidwood
Park Lane, Braidwood
Braidwood
41 Wallace Street, Braidwood
67 Duncan Street, Braidwood
73 Monkittee Street, Braidwood
73a Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Unit 2 46 Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Braidwood
McKellar Street, Braidwood
Wallace Street, Braidwood
Park Lane, Braidwood
Victory Street, Braidwood
6247 Kings Highway, Braidwood
McKellar Street, Braidwood
58 Wilson Street, Braidwood
25 Glenmore Road
199 Wallace Street, Braidwood
64 Duncan Street, Braidwood
McKellar Street, Braidwood
45 Wallace Street, Braidwood
198 Wallace Street, Braidwood
2 bus stops
103 Wallace Street, Braidwood
50 Ryrie Street, Braidwood
Unit 2 200 Wallace Street, Braidwood
104 Wallace Street, Braidwood
202 Wallace Street, Braidwood
139 Wallace Street, Braidwood
108 Wallace Street, Braidwood
25 Elrington Street, Braidwood
170 Wallace Street, Braidwood
80 Wallace Street, Braidwood
13 Park Lane, Braidwood
71 Duncan Street, Braidwood
110 Wallace Street, Braidwood
125 Wallace Street, Braidwood
130 Wallace Street, Braidwood
103 Wallace Street, Braidwood
84 Wallace Street, Braidwood
Unit 2 200 Wallace Street, Braidwood
69 Duncan Street, Braidwood
132 Wallace Street, Braidwood
100 Wallace Street, Braidwood
43 Wallace Street, Braidwood
Corner Coronation Avenue and Victory Street, Braidwood
Unit 1 200 Wallace Street, Braidwood
McKellar Street, Braidwood
122 Wallace Street, Braidwood
72 Wallace Street, Braidwood
46 Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Lascelles Street, Braidwood
47 Elrington Street, Braidwood
66 Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Wallace Street, Braidwood
170 Wallace Street, Braidwood
41 Wallace Street, Braidwood
1 Keder Street, Braidwood
Duncan Street, Braidwood
128 Wallace Street, Braidwood
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
1 named sporting club in this suburb
Golf · +61 2 4842 2108
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Data sources & freshness
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
3 places of worship within ~1.5 km
47 Elrington Street, Braidwood
66 Monkittee Street, Braidwood
Wallace Street, Braidwood
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)
Hospitals, GPs and aged care
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
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Data sources & freshness
1 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
5 heritage places
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 49.1 km away).
6.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -3.0 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)
Data sources & freshness
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.