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Suburb profile ·Clarence Valley LGA · NSW ·2463

Brooms Head NSW 2463

Brooms Head is in Clarence Valley LGA, NSW, postcode 2463, with population 271.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$600/wk
+15.4% YoY
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2463 · Apr 2026
$600
$458
Mar 2025Apr 2026
What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
$1.4M
House median, latest period
1.8%YoY D8 vs AU
Median rent
$600/wk
Rent context available
15.4%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.3%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
56,874
57K via Clarence Valley LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
2,450
201 added 12mo · 16MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Houses to Q4'18 · Units to 2020 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionRising
Low · 2015Peak · 2023

10.0% below peak · 248.4% above its low

Price growth (compound)3-yr +12.4%/yr · 5-yr +13.3%/yr · 10-yr +11.0%/yr
Indicative cashflow-$817/wk (-$42,480/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
31.5x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
73%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,560/mo, while renters pay about $2,600/mo — renting runs $1,040/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.35M
Household income · yr
$43K
Median rent · wk
$600
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,560
Gross yield
2.3%

Household income

$43K household · yr-48% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$27K
Family
$67K
Household
$43K
Crime January 2025 - December 2025
2,791
5,045 per 100k
D7 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k5,045
Total incidents2,791· January 2025 - December 2025
  • Assault65154%
  • Sexual Offences19316%
  • Robbery151%
  • Break And Enter35729%

Full data detail

Brooms Head NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Brooms Head (postcode 2463) is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Clarence Valley local government area. With a population of 271, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 59. Households earn a median income of $43K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. 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. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward construction and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Brooms Head has a median house price of $1.4 million, which has softened modestly by 1.8% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $265,000 (+23.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $600. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.3%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,560.

Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Clarence Valley LGA is moderate at 5,045 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 2.3%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.4M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 31.5x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -1.8% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.3% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.4M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability31.5x Stretched
Price Momentum-1.8% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.2%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$1,560
Rent · wk(Census)$280
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$600
Gross yield1.1%
Price / income31.5x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2018-Q4)7
Population growth · Clarence Valley LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)56,874
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.2%
20012025
Development · Clarence Valley LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)314
Houses286
Units28
YoY change+0%
Employment · Clarence Valley LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change-0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2463ATO
Negatively geared205 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,689/yr
Landlords (rental income)574
Reported capital gains358
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population271
Median age59
Household size2
HH income · wk$823
Personal income · wk$517
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops4
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Brooms Head for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2018-Q4 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · January 2025 - December 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 4 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Brooms Head FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Brooms Head in?

    Brooms Head is in the Clarence Valley Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2463. Council-level context for Clarence Valley LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Brooms Head?

    The current median house price in Brooms Head, NSW is $1.4M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Brooms Head?

    The median weekly rent in Brooms Head is $600/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Brooms Head?

    Rent context available: Brooms Head has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Brooms Head a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Brooms Head show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Brooms Head?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Brooms Head data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.