Brooms Head, NSW
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Brooms Head is more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 970, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Brooms Head at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 271
- Median age
- 59
- Median weekly household income
- $823
- SEIFA score
- 970
- Coordinates
- -29.6159, 153.2917
Brooms Head demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Brooms Head using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 38%, 23% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 31 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 10 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 35 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 93 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 102 | 38% |
Share of the 271 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 67 | 52% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 21 | 16% |
| Rented | 30 | 23% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 86 | 68% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 9 | 7% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 127 occupied private dwellings in Brooms Head.
- Median weekly rent
- $280
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,560
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,291
- Median weekly personal income
- $517
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 19 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 11 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 13 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 82 (35%)
- Labour-force participation
- 44.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Employed full-time
- 52
- Employed part-time
- 49
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Brooms Head
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Brooms Head is January (average daytime high around 28°C) and the coolest is July (around 19.4°C). The area receives roughly 1117 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 20.8°C | 105 mm |
| Feb | 27.2°C | 20.6°C | 176 mm |
| Mar | 26.5°C | 19.8°C | 190 mm |
| Apr | 24°C | 16.7°C | 66 mm |
| May | 21.6°C | 13.8°C | 74 mm |
| Jun | 19.4°C | 11.2°C | 69 mm |
| Jul | 19.4°C | 9.9°C | 48 mm |
| Aug | 20.8°C | 10.7°C | 51 mm |
| Sep | 22.7°C | 13°C | 51 mm |
| Oct | 24.6°C | 15.7°C | 87 mm |
| Nov | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 76 mm |
| Dec | 27.7°C | 19.6°C | 124 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Brooms Head
Where is Brooms Head?
Brooms Head is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
What is the population of Brooms Head?
At the 2021 Census, Brooms Head had a population of about 271.
Is Brooms Head an advantaged area?
Brooms Head has an ABS SEIFA score of 970, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 40 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 40% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Brooms Head?
Brooms Head has average daytime highs of about 24°C and overnight lows of about 15.8°C, with roughly 1,117 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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