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Brownsville NSW 2530

324 addresses · 7 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Brownsville · 78 km from Sydney

Living Here

Brownsville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 524 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,160 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

524Population
44Median age
$1,160Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Dapto - Avondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brownsville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 1.7 km south-west · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 1.8 km north-east · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 9.8 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 8.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brownsville

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Brownsville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202124.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in Brownsville
Population by age, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-423
5-1455
15-1926
20-2430
25-3468
35-4461
45-5458
55-6476
65-7460
75-8455
85+10
Dwelling types in Brownsville
Dwelling types, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House138
Townhouse39
Apartment64
Other0
Households by weekly income in Brownsville
Households by weekly income, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65056
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,99957
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Brownsville
Top ancestries, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English243
Australian217
Scottish76
Irish53
Other24
Aboriginal18
Housing tenure in Brownsville
Housing tenure, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned66
Mortgage82
Rented86
Other0
Cars per household in Brownsville
Cars per household, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
028
1104
267
326
4+13
Commute to work in Brownsville
Commute to work, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car122
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Brownsville
Top countries of birth, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England37
Scotland10
New Zealand6
Thailand6
Philippines5
India4
Languages used at home in Brownsville
Languages used at home, Brownsville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

162,377 bird observations recorded near Brownsville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brownsville

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.