Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores

NSW

Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores is a growing region in NSW with 9,765 residents.

SA2 code: 112011239
State: NSW

Population

9,765

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+7.9%

3yr: +4.6% · 10yr: +15.0%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$498/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,462/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.6%5yr: +7.9%10yr: +15.0%Total: +34.3%

Population grew from 7,269 to 9,765 over 24 years, averaging 1.2% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.5%

Almost entirely detached houses (82.1%), mixed tenure (66.8% own or mortgage), built for families (48% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 82.1%

2,789 houses271 townhouses337 apartments

Tenure

Owned 37.3%

Mortgage 29.5%

Renting 29.8%

Owned 37.3%Mortgage 29.5%Renting 29.8%Other / NS 3.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

243 (7.1%)

2 bed

574 (16.8%)

3 bed

1,628 (47.7%)

4 bed

804 (23.5%)

5 bed

147 (4.3%)

6+ bed

20 (0.6%)