NSW · Blayney Council

Browns Creek, 2799

Est. population · Jun 2025

129

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.0%

Median age

40

Median income

$2,874/wk

Employment rate

82.2%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$575,000

Languages at home

2.7%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Excellent transport
What Browns Creek is known for: Excellent transport

Suburb profile

Browns Creek offers a slower smaller community life in Blayney Council, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Distance from Sydney is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with plenty of young families in the mix.

Local shops are sparse, so a fuller set of amenities usually means travelling to a neighbouring town or regional hub. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. Buses make commuting and cross-suburb trips straightforward.

Housing is expensive relative to much of the state.

At a glance

Browns Creek snapshot

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$575k

+15% change

Median rent

$550/wk

Population (ERP)

129

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

44th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

59th

percentile in NSW

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

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

Housing

Houses (January to March 2026)
$550
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$575,000
Median price change
+15%

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

Population

Estimated resident population

129(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +4.0% over 5 years · 59th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+4.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+5
Growth rank in NSW
59th 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 (~150), extrapolated at +0.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
120
Median age
40
Median household income / week
$2,874
Dwelling vacancy
11.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
5 of 45
Median monthly mortgage
$2,600
Employment rate
82.2%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
38 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident PopulationAustralian 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 ProfileAustralian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences are unchanged compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
8
Against the person
3
Against property
3
Rate per 1,000 residents
62
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 40 residents
State safety percentile
43.6th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.3%

Most common offence types

  • Breach Apprehended Violence Order25
  • Domestic Violence Related Assault36
  • Fraud19
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment41
  • Malicious Damage To Property24

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • BOCSAR postcode crime statisticsNSW 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

Public transport

20 public transport stops in this suburb

  • 517 Browns Creek Rd
  • 577 Browns Creek Rd
  • 900 Carcoar Rd
  • Carcoar Rd Opp 900
  • Pittman Dr Before Chesney Lane

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

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insightsSuburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Health access

Nearest hospital
Blayney Multi-Purpose Service (9.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Hospitals and GP clinics

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
23.3

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

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° / 14°
Rainfall
191 mm · ~24 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 9°
Rainfall
164 mm · ~20 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
12° / 3°
Rainfall
216 mm · ~27 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
226 mm · ~28 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normalsWorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 2 proposals
  • July 2026

  • Subdivision
    106 DAVIS ROAD BROWNS CREEK 2799On Exhibition
  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    67 PITTMAN DRIVE BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
2025· 2 proposals
  • May 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    377 BROWNS CREEK ROAD BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
  • January 2025

  • Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation
    1298 CARCOAR ROAD BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
2024· 1 proposal
  • December 2024

  • Shed; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    60 PITTMAN DRIVE BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
2022· 2 proposals
  • August 2022

  • Shed
    80 Pittman Drive Browns Creek NSW 2799Determined
  • March 2022

  • Shed
    57 PITTMAN DRIVE BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
2021· 2 proposals
  • November 2021

  • Dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spaces
    73 PITTMAN DRIVE BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined
  • August 2021

  • Subdivision of land
    794 CARCOAR ROAD BROWNS CREEK 2799Determined

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

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 overlaysState government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Calare
Member of Parliament
Andrew GEE (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
124,664
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 62.3%Labor 37.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 18.3 km away).

Coalition 66.1%Labor 33.9%

3.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CarcoarLabor 37.8% · Coalition 62.2% TPP (2025)8.4 km away
  • BlayneyLabor 33.2% · Coalition 66.8% TPP (2025)9.1 km away
  • MillthorpeLabor 36.0% · Coalition 64.0% TPP (2025)10.6 km away
  • ManduramaLabor 33.9% · Coalition 66.1% TPP (2025)14.4 km away
  • Spring HillLabor 34.7% · Coalition 65.3% TPP (2025)15.3 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

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

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

More in Blayney Council

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Comparable suburbs

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