Brunswick Heads NSW 2483

Living Here

Brunswick Heads is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,905 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,280 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brunswick Heads itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Brunswick Heads Public School
  • Mullumbimby Primary School
• 14 cafés & restaurants

  • Brunz Indian
  • Homegrown
  • Swampys
  • Far East Chinese Restaurant
  • Jones & Co.
  • fatbellyKaf
  • The Terrace Espresso
  • Footbridge
  • Table View
  • Happy Dolphin Cafe

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• 3 supermarkets

  • IGA
  • Brunswick Village Greens
  • Coles
• 2 parks

  • Tom Kendall Park
  • Banner Park
• 3 beaches

  • Pearson Beach
  • Torakina Beach
  • Christmas Beach
• 1 hospital

  • Byron Central Hospital
• 1 vet

  • North Coast Veterinary Services
• 2 libraries

  • Brunswick Heads Library
  • Mullumbimby Library
• 1 post office

  • Australia Post New Brighton
• 1 service station

  • Ampol
• 2 golf clubs

  • Ocean Shores Golf Course
  • Mullumbimby Golf Club
• 3 dog parks

  • Dog Beach Off Lead
  • Dog Beach Off Lead
  • Dog Beach Off Lead
• 1 bakery

  • Bruns Bakery
• 1 hairdresser

  • Michaéla's Hair & Beauty
• 5 places to stay

  • Chalet Motel
  • Brunswick Sails Motor Inn
  • Brunswick River Inn
  • Reception - Reflections Ferry Reserve Holiday Park
  • The Mullum Motel

Getting around. Train station: North Beach, 10.1 km south · Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 32.3 km south.

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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: 50.5% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 5.3% · Labour-force participation 54.9%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,756 bird observations recorded near Brunswick Heads — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (1,568)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,561)
• Noisy Miner (1,403)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,301)
• Welcome Swallow (1,202)
• Australian Magpie (1,161)
• Australasian Figbird (1,156)
• Pied Currawong (1,145)
• Australian Brush-turkey (1,135)
• Australian Pelican (1,046)
• Silver Gull (1,025)
• Torresian Crow (989)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (970)

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 Brunswick Heads:

• Ocean Shores (3.5 km)
• New Brighton (3.5 km)
• Mullumbimby (5.2 km)
• Billinudgel (5.2 km)
• South Golden Beach (5.4 km)
• Tyagarah (6.2 km)
• Myocum (6.3 km)
• Yelgun (8.3 km)

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