Median price trend for houses
Based on 34 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,850,000
Down 0.7% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.75m
- 4 bed
- $2.35m
- 5+ bed
- $2.86m
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The quick read on
Brunswick Heads
NSW 2483 · Byron
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,850,000
- Median unit
- $1,250,000
- Population
- 1,905
- Postcode
- 2483
latest suburb median
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ABS 2021
Brunswick Heads, New South Wales
Property market insights for Brunswick Heads
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Brunswick Heads NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$1,000 per week
Down 4.8% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Brunswick Heads, NSW is currently $1,850,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Brunswick Heads has a 12-month growth rate of -0.7% for houses and -5.7% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,750,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,350,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,860,000 in Brunswick Heads.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Brunswick Heads is $1,000 per week. The median house rent has decreased 4.8% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Brunswick Heads is $1,250,000, which has decreased 5.7% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,150,000 in Brunswick Heads. The median rent for units and apartments in Brunswick Heads is $700 per week and has increased 7.7% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Brunswick Heads safe?
The overall rate for Brunswick Heads is 4,521 offences per 100,000 residents — 37% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Brunswick Heads.
Overall crime rate
4,521
offences per 100,000 residents
37% aboveRest of NSW
Brunswick HeadsRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Brunswick Heads?
Brunswick Heads NSW 2483 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
1,905 people call Brunswick Heads home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,280 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,905
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,001 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.3%Below
15–3420.9%Below
35–5426.6%Above
55–7429.9%Above
75 and over9.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses59.2%Below
Townhouses6.1%Below
Apartments18.8%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.5%Above
Paying a mortgage18.8%Below
Renting40.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car5.6%In line
One car42.3%Above
Two cars36.6%Below
Three or more16.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.2%Above
Drove to work52.0%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.6%Above
What stands out in Brunswick Heads
22.2% of workers in Brunswick Heads worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Rest of NSW.
4.5% of Brunswick Heads residents were born in England.
54.0% of people in Brunswick Heads described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Brunswick Heads
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Brunswick Heads NSW 2483.
Is Brunswick Heads family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.3% of Brunswick Heads's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
451 family households lived in Brunswick Heads; 31.3% were couple families and 22.6% were one-parent families.
31.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Brunswick Heads?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Brunswick Heads had 1,905 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Brunswick Heads?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 59.2% of occupied private dwellings in Brunswick Heads.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 18.8% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Brunswick Heads?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
18.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
40.7% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Brunswick Heads?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Brunswick Heads had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 36.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 34.9%, while 16.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Brunswick Heads?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
52.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Brunswick Heads?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
5.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.
One-car households formed 42.3% of the total.
52.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Brunswick Heads, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.5% reported a different address.
17.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Brunswick Heads?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
87.1% of residents used only English at home.
5.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Brunswick Heads residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.0% of Brunswick Heads's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.0% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 86.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Brunswick Heads?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 44.0% of ancestry responses in Brunswick Heads.
Australian ancestry made up 33.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Brunswick Heads?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
23.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.
Managers accounted for 14.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Brunswick Heads?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.9%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
22.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.3%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Brunswick Heads show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
58.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 9.3% arthritis and 2.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Brunswick Heads?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
27.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Brunswick Heads?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,280 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,001.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Brunswick Heads compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.2% in Brunswick Heads, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 40.5% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 40.7% in Brunswick Heads, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Brunswick Heads
Is Brunswick Heads expensive?
The median house price is $1,850,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,250,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Brunswick Heads good for families?
The Census counted 451 local families, and 13.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Brunswick Heads?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,750,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Brunswick Heads
49 streets in Brunswick Heads
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aurana Pl
- Balun Ln
- Bashforths Ln
- Bayside
- Booyun St
- Bower St
- Brunswick Tce
- Byron St
- Coral Ct
- Cudgen St
- Elma Pl
- Eucalyptus Ln
- Excelsior Cct
- Fawcett St
- Fingal Ln
- Fingal Street
- Galleon Lane
- Gulgan Rd
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- Harbour
- Hyrama Cr
- Kingsford Dr
- Mariners Ct
- Minyon St
- Mona Ln
- Mullumbimbi St
- Mullumbimby Rd
- Nana St
- Nelson Ln
- Newberry Pde
- Ocean
- Old Pacific Hwy
- Omega Cct
- Pacific Pl
- Pandanus Court
- Park St
- Ring Ln
- Riverside Crescent
- Shapcott Lane
- Short St
- Slessor Lane
- South Beach Rd
- Tandys Ln
- Teven St
- The Saddle Road
- The Terrace
- Torakina Road
- Tweed St
- Veterans Ln
- Yemlot Ct
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