New Brighton NSW 2483

Living Here

New Brighton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 368 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,634 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged 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: New Brighton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 2 schools

  • Ocean Shores Public School
  • Brunswick Heads Public School
• 10 cafés & restaurants

  • Kiso's Expresso Bar
  • Mis Birdy
  • Coolamon Co. Cafe
  • Table View
  • Lilium Lair
  • sticky fingers
  • Starfish Cafe
  • fatbellyKaf
  • Jones & Co.
  • Far East Chinese Restaurant
• 1 supermarket

  • Coles
• 4 parks

  • Tom Kendell Reserve
  • Flowers Park
  • Banner Park
  • Tom Kendall Park
• 3 beaches

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

  • Byron Central Hospital
• 1 childcare centre

  • Billilids Long Day Care Centre
• 1 library

  • Brunswick Heads 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 hairdresser

  • Billi Goat Hair
• 4 places to stay

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

Getting around. Airport: Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, 35.8 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: 53.2% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 52.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

30,030 bird observations recorded near New Brighton — most often seen:

• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,637)
• Lewin's Honeyeater (1,550)
• Australian White Ibis (1,446)
• Noisy Miner (1,417)
• Australasian Figbird (1,344)
• Australian Brush-turkey (1,300)
• Pied Currawong (1,194)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (1,160)
• Welcome Swallow (1,142)
• Eastern Whipbird (1,058)
• Australian Pelican (1,056)
• Australian Magpie (1,053)
• Silver Gull (1,040)

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 New Brighton:

• Ocean Shores (1 km)
• South Golden Beach (1.9 km)
• Billinudgel (3.1 km)
• Brunswick Heads (3.5 km)
• Yelgun (5.8 km)
• Mullumbimby (7 km)
• Wooyung (7.3 km)
• The Pocket (7.6 km)

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