Brandy Hill NSW 2324
245 addresses · 11 streets
Lyne Electorate › Port Stephens LGA › Brandy Hill · 138 km from Sydney
Living Here
Brandy Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 713 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,384 a week, with median rent near $538 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Seaham - Woodville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brandy Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
2 hospitals
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Metford, 10.9 km south-west · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 17.2 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 16.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 16.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 35.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 64%
Population by age in Brandy Hill
| 0-4 | 40 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 78 |
| 15-19 | 45 |
| 20-24 | 53 |
| 25-34 | 54 |
| 35-44 | 78 |
| 45-54 | 94 |
| 55-64 | 150 |
| 65-74 | 97 |
| 75-84 | 33 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Brandy Hill
| House | 227 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Brandy Hill
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 56 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 80 |
| $3,000+ | 74 |
Top ancestries in Brandy Hill
| Australian | 337 |
|---|---|
| English | 306 |
| Scottish | 82 |
| Irish | 64 |
| German | 39 |
| Other | 35 |
Housing tenure in Brandy Hill
| Owned | 105 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 119 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Brandy Hill
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 99 |
| 3 | 45 |
| 4+ | 59 |
Commute to work in Brandy Hill
| Car | 213 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 92 |
Top countries of birth in Brandy Hill
| England | 21 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Croatia | 4 |
| Germany | 4 |
Languages used at home in Brandy Hill
| Australian Indigenous | 6 |
|---|---|
| Croatian | 6 |
| Greek | 5 |
| French | 4 |
| Macedonian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,875 bird observations recorded near Brandy Hill — most often seen:
- Cattle Egret (1,552)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (510)
- Pacific Black Duck (409)
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (345)
- Royal Spoonbill (328)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (320)
- Southern Magpie-lark (308)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (297)
- Dusky Moorhen (289)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (261)
- South-eastern Yellow-faced Honeyeater (261)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (261)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (260)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Brandy Hill
- Eurasian Coot (250)
- Chestnut Teal (248)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (247)
- Australian Wood Duck (241)
- Grey Teal (219)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (213)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (205)
- Little Black Cormorant (203)
- Eastern Australian Raven (202)
- Eastern Little Corella (192)
- Australian Pelican (190)
- Australian White Ibis (186)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (181)
- Little Pied Cormorant (177)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (176)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (174)
- Eastern Galah (170)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Brandy Hill:
- Seaham (3.2 km)
- Osterley (3.4 km)
- Nelsons Plains (3.4 km)
- Wallalong (4.2 km)
- Hinton (4.7 km)
- Duckenfield (5.4 km)
- Phoenix Park (6.4 km)
- Eagleton (7 km)
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Streets
- Bangalay Close (14)
- Brandy Hill Drive (87)
- Carramar Close (24)
- Elouera Close (17)
- Gwandalan Close (29)
- Joliffe Close (8)
- Leumeah Close (15)
- Merindah Close (9)
- Neika Close (10)
- Warrigal Close (22)
- Werai Close (10)
