Median house price
$1.05M
+13% change
NSW · Tweed Council
Bray Park, 2484
Est. population · Jun 2025
832
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
41
Median income
$1,014/wk
Employment rate
47.2%
Median house price · October to December 2025
$1,050,000
Languages at home
4.1%non-English
Most common: Australian Indigenous languages, Punjabi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Excellent transport
- Education hub
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Tweed Council, Bray Park keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Regional towns and local services do more of the everyday heavy lifting than the city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with family life visible on every street.
The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. An emerging neighbourhood feel is building here, with new households gradually reshaping local life.
The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer community and employment, plus growth momentum compared with similar regional towns, though safety remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Bray Park snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $790 · Units $510
Population (ERP)
832
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
7.8%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#126
among Country & regional · Emerging
Safety
41st
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
12th
percentile in NSW
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
27th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 37.2/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 4258th in Australia
- State rank
- 1334th in NSW
- Peer rank
- #126 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #471 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 89%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $510
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $790
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $650
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 75
- Median house price (October to December 2025)
- $1,050,000
- Median price change
- +12.9%
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent and sales tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · January to March 2026; October to December 2025 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
832(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 12th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in NSW
- 12th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
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 (~850), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 822
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,014
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 25 of 319
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,647
- Employment rate
- 47.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 278 / 10 / 11 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 49
- Against the person
- 12
- Against property
- 20
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 58.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 68 residents
- State safety percentile
- 40.7th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -3.7%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions140
- Fraud65
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment80
- Malicious Damage To Property129
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault81
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 954.5
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 27th
School list
- Tweed Valley Adventist CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 381 students · Top SEA quarter 21% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
- Wollumbin High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 938 · 20th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 161 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
- Murwillumbah High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 950 · 25th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 347 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
- Murwillumbah Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 959 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 149 students · Top SEA quarter 9% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
34 public transport stops in this suburb
- 20 O'Connor Dr
- 35 O'Connor Dr
- Bellevue Av Opp Redgum Way
- Kyogle Rd Before Ray St
- O'Connor Dr Opp Arbor Pl
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed
Amenities
19 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 dog parks · 1 petrol stations
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
- Walkability proxy
- 30/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.22
Shopping(1)
- Butcher
Sport & outdoors(2)
- Dog park
- Park
Transport(6)
6 bus stops
Other(9)
- Alcohol
- MTM Mower CenterAppliance
34 Kyogle Road
- All Mechanical RepairsCar repair
- Prawns Fruit and VegFarm
- The Murwillumbah Flower ShedFlorist
- General
- Parking (2)
- All Mechanical RepairsPetrol station
- Prawns Fruit and VegSeafood
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Murwillumbah Hospital (3.1 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 37
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 44.5
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
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.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 28° / 18°
- Rainfall
- 493 mm · ~62 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 343 mm · ~43 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 20° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 144 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 25° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 249 mm · ~31 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.
2026· 2 proposals
March 2026
- Shed; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Swimming pool2 ELOUERA TERRACE BRAY PARK 2484Under Assessment
- Signage; Advertising and signage26-32 ELOUERA TERRACE BRAY PARK 2484Under Assessment
2024· 1 proposal
March 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Carport23 PARK AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
2023· 7 proposals
November 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation7 HOPE STREET BRAY PARK 2484Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure9 BELLEVUE AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
October 2023
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure5 ELOUERA TERRACE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
July 2023
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Demolition11 HOPE STREET BRAY PARK 2484Determined
April 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing24 SYLVAN STREET BRAY PARK 2484Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs16 13 WARANA AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
January 2023
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Garages, carports and car parking spaces57 KYOGLE ROAD BRAY PARK 2484Determined
2022· 3 proposals
December 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing8 PARK AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
September 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development30 PARK AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
March 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development18 BELLEVUE AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
2021· 2 proposals
August 2021
- Garages, carports and car parking spaces33 PARK AVENUE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
February 2021
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs18 O'CONNOR DRIVE BRAY PARK 2484Determined
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · 2026 · Updated · Daily feed (from Oct 2018)
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Richmond
- Member of Parliament
- Justine ELLIOT (Australian Labor Party)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 126,814
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.5%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +1.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 40.0%Labor 60.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 10.4 km away).
Coalition 38.6%Labor 61.4%
1.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +1.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MurwillumbahLabor 64.1% · Coalition 35.9% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
- Murwillumbah WestLabor 60.3% · Coalition 39.7% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- Murwillumbah EastLabor 62.1% · Coalition 37.9% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
- Crystal CreekLabor 50.2% · Coalition 49.8% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
- DungayLabor 54.8% · Coalition 45.2% TPP (2025)6.0 km away
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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
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).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Tweed Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.