Browns Creek is a quiet locality in New South Wales within the Blayney local government area (postcode 2799). The area has roughly 120 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 40. Households earn a median income of $149K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.8% 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 community & personal service, professionals, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
Browns Creek has a median house price of $745,000, which has climbed sharply by 142.3% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $550. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,600.
Public transport access includes 9 bus stops. The crime rate in the Blayney LGA is below average at 2,080 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Browns Creek shows a gross rental yield of approximately 3.8%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices sit below the state median ($745K/$1.5M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 5.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +142.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.8% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.