Brookfield is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Dungog local government area (postcode 2420). With a population of 224, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median house price in Brookfield is $1.0 million, having declined steeply by 24.1% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,004.
Public transport access includes 8 bus stops. The crime rate in the Dungog LGA is below average at 2,110 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Brookfield shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($1.0M/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.6x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -24.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.