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Brookdale vs Milbrulong
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 19 km apart · Brookdale profile · Milbrulong profile
Brookdale Milbrulong
Milbrulong and Brookdale (NSW) are both sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. They differ most in age and income. Milbrulong has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 49 and 21% of people aged 65 and over. In contrast, the typical resident in Brookdale (NSW) is 39. Wealth varies widely between the two; the typical weekly household income in Brookdale (NSW) is $2,749, which is far higher than the $1,145 seen in Milbrulong.
Both areas are almost identical in their lack of public transport, with no one using it to commute. They also share a similar landscape, with nearly the same terrain slope. Over time, Milbrulong has remained a place where more people work from home (33.3%) and a higher share volunteer (46.9%). Meanwhile, Brookdale (NSW) has a higher proportion of people providing unpaid care (34.4%) and more people working full-time (73.1%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 275
- First area, 2016: 26
- First area, 2021: 50
- Second area, 2016: 94
- Second area, 2021: 119
- First area, 2011: 43 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Milbrulong: 2.5% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 70–74 in Milbrulong: 6.8% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 9.4% females; 65–69 in Milbrulong: 3.4% males, 5.9% females
- 60–64 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 60–64 in Milbrulong: 7.6% males, 9.3% females
- 55–59 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 55–59 in Milbrulong: 7.6% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Brookdale: 9.4% males, 0.0% females; 50–54 in Milbrulong: 5.1% males, 5.9% females
- 45–49 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 45–49 in Milbrulong: 2.5% males, 4.2% females
- 40–44 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 15.6% females; 40–44 in Milbrulong: 3.4% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Brookdale: 9.4% males, 9.4% females; 35–39 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 30–34 in Milbrulong: 7.6% males, 5.9% females
- 25–29 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 25–29 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 20–24 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 15–19 in Milbrulong: 4.2% males, 0.0% females
- 10–14 in Brookdale: 12.5% males, 9.4% females; 10–14 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 15.6% females; 5–9 in Milbrulong: 4.2% males, 2.5% females
- 0–4 in Brookdale: 0.0% males, 9.4% females; 0–4 in Milbrulong: 0.0% males, 4.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $534
- First area, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $1,142
- Second area, 2016: $788
- Second area, 2021: $665
- First area, 2011: $1,042
- First area, 2016: $3,625
- First area, 2021: $2,749
- Second area, 2016: $1,343
- Second area, 2021: $1,145
- First area, 2011: $1,281
- First area, 2016: $1,375
- First area, 2021: $2,749
- Second area, 2016: $1,624
- Second area, 2021: $1,781
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 5.0
- First area, 2021: 3.5
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $160
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $165
- First area, 2011: $1,647
- Second area, 2016: $1,000
- Second area, 2021: $514
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 1.20
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brookdale vs Milbrulong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10592/brookdale/vs/SAL12624/milbrulong