NSW · Shoalhaven Council
Brooman, NSW, 2538
Suburb snapshot
Brooman is a small locality in the Shoalhaven area, home to around 26 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 85 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+27%), roughly 3269.2 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 26
- Median age
- 59
- Median household income / week
- $1,062
- Dwelling vacancy
- 55.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 10 of 18
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 60%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 85
- Against the person
- 21
- Against property
- 38
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 3,269.2
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 53.2th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +26.9%
Most common offence types
- Fraud6
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment8
- Malicious Damage To Property9
- Motor Vehicle Theft6
- Trespass6
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).
2 planning-related records
2025· 1 proposal
August 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Camping groundThe River Road BROOMAN - Lot 1 DP 755900Determined
2023· 1 proposal
April 2023
- Dwelling675 THE SHEEP TRACK BROOMAN 2538Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2023; 2025 · 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)
- 6/10
- 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
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
- Dwellingplanning675 THE SHEEP TRACK BROOMAN 2538Lodged 21 Apr 2023 · Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Camping groundplanningThe River Road BROOMAN - Lot 1 DP 755900Lodged 14 Aug 2025 · Determined
- Fraudcrime6
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime8
- Malicious Damage To Propertycrime9
- Motor Vehicle Theftcrime6
- Trespasscrime6
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)