Located in New South Wales within the Upper Hunter Shire local government area, Brawboy is a small, quiet locality (postcode 2337). It is home to about 18 residents, with a young professional demographic and a median age of 30. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The median house price in Brawboy is $1.8 million, broadly unchanged over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%.
The crime rate in the Upper Hunter Shire LGA is below average at 3,369 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Brawboy shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 19.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year.