NSW · Tweed Council
Brays Creek, NSW, 2484
Suburb snapshot
Brays Creek is a small locality in the Tweed area, home to around 119 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,246 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-5%), roughly 10470.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $650 (flats $510, houses $790), and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 119
- Median age
- 51
- Median household income / week
- $1,149
- Dwelling vacancy
- 15.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 9 of 59
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 44.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 4 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
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 weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,246
- Against the person
- 296
- Against property
- 520
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 10,470.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 71.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -4.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions140
- Fraud65
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment80
- Malicious Damage To Property129
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault81
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
4 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
August 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing1619 Byrrill Creek Road Brays Creek NSW 2484Determined
2021· 3 proposals
September 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing1619 BYRRILL CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Determined
August 2021
- Dwelling1283 BYRRILL CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Determined
May 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing929 BRAYS CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2023 · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 3/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Dwellingplanning1283 BYRRILL CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Lodged 23 Aug 2021 · Determined
- Pools / decks / fencingplanning1619 Byrrill Creek Road Brays Creek NSW 2484Lodged 17 Aug 2023 · Determined
- Pools / decks / fencingplanning1619 BYRRILL CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Lodged 08 Sep 2021 · Determined
- Pools / decks / fencingplanning929 BRAYS CREEK ROAD BRAYS CREEK 2484Lodged 26 May 2021 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime140
- Fraudcrime65
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime80
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime129
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime81
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
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