NSW · Hornsby Council
Brooklyn (NSW), NSW, 2083
Desirability index
#567 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Brooklyn (NSW) is a small locality in the Hornsby area, home to around 737 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 129 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+11%), roughly 175.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 737
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $2,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 39 of 331
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,500
- Employment rate
- 62.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 16 / 0 / 27
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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 129
- Against the person
- 25
- Against property
- 49
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 175
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 29 residents
- State safety percentile
- 14.4th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +11.2%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault8
- Other Offences10
- Other Theft7
- Steal From Motor Vehicle22
- Transport Regulatory Offences16
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
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,064
- Brooklyn Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
36 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dangar Rd Opp Hawkesbury River Station
- FTB Dangar Rd
- Hawkesbury River Station
- STR/LFT Dangar Rd
- STR/LFT To P1/2
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
58 planning-related records
2026· 3 proposals
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure105A BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Additional Information Requested
March 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureBROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation21 KAROOLA STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2025· 10 proposals
November 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure64 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
October 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure6 ROSS STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure19 ROSS STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation6 GEORGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure64 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
May 2025
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 JAMES ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
April 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure64 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)198-200 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure55C BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure78 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2024· 4 proposals
August 2024
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 JAMES ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces13 BRIDGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
April 2024
- Pub; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure216 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Shed; Erection of a new structure4 JAMES ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2023· 8 proposals
October 2023
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces13 BRIDGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
September 2023
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure1 JAMES ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development13 BRIDGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
August 2023
- Other11 GEORGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
May 2023
- Secondary dwelling8 KAROOLA STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
April 2023
- Alterations and additions to residential development105C BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
March 2023
- Subdivision of land; Stormwater management systems93 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
January 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing103B BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2022· 11 proposals
December 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces192 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
November 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling1 JAMES ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development; Shed101 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Other1 WHARF STREET BROOKLYNDetermined
- Dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs93 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Deferred Commencement
July 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing93 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Deferred Commencement
June 2022
- Stormwater management systems93 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Withdrawn
- Signage; Stormwater management systems; Earthworks / change in levels; Recreational Uses; Other1 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development8 ROSS STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
March 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Alterations and additions to residential development44A BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development93 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2021· 15 proposals
December 2021
- Pools / decks / fencing103B BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Alterations and additions to residential development19 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Dwelling; Alterations and additions to residential development86 BROOKLYN ROAD BROOKLYN 2083Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development4 BRIDGE STREET BROOKLYN 2083Determined
2020· 7 proposals
7 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Brooklyn ParkPark
- Brooklyn Park Conservation ReserveNature reserve
- Hornsby Shire Council Rest ParkPark
- Saltpan ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 2
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Brooklyn Community Health Centredoctor
- Brooklyn PharmacyBridge Streetpharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Hawkesbury River Railway Station groupMain Northern railway, BrooklynSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Hawkesbury River Child Carechildcare
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 23.3/100
- Cohort rank
- #567 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Dangar Rd Opp Hawkesbury River Stationtransport
- FTB Dangar Rdtransport
- Hawkesbury River Stationtransport
- STR/LFT Dangar Rdtransport
- STR/LFT To P1/2transport
- Hawkesbury River Child Carechildcarechildcare
- Hawkesbury River Railway Station groupheritageMain Northern railway, BrooklynSHR
- Brooklyn Community Health Centrehealthdoctor
- Brooklyn PharmacyhealthBridge Streetpharmacy
- Brooklyn Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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