Compare
Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) vs Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 9.8 km apart · Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) profile
Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) Prahran (Southern Metropolitan)
Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) and Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) are both high-density inner-city areas, but they differ in their housing and demographics. Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) has more separate houses (38.7% compared to 9.9%) and more three-bedroom homes (42.7% versus 22.9%). It also has a higher share of children under 15 at 12.0%, while Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) is more dominated by small households, with 46.9% of people living alone. Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) is more expensive, with a typical weekly personal income of $1,330, which is well higher than the $1,062 seen in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan).
The gap in the number of people living alone has widened since 2016, while the typical weekly rent is almost identical in both places at around $411. Both areas share very similar typical household incomes and have roughly the same proportion of adults working or looking for work. They are also both far above the national figure for people who do not identify with any religion.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 71,047
- First area, 2021: 74,300
- Second area, 2011: 57,391
- Second area, 2016: 73,274
- Second area, 2021: 73,559
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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 Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 70–74 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.9% females
- 65–69 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 55–59 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 50–54 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 4.9% males, 4.9% females; 35–39 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 5.4% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 6.5% males, 6.8% females; 30–34 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 7.4% males, 7.6% females
- 25–29 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 6.1% males, 7.0% females; 25–29 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 7.5% males, 8.7% females
- 20–24 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 20–24 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 4.4% females
- 15–19 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.3% males, 1.3% females
- 10–14 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 10–14 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 0–4 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Prahran (Southern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.6% 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, 2016: $790
- First area, 2021: $1,062
- Second area, 2011: $618
- Second area, 2016: $1,083
- Second area, 2021: $1,330
- First area, 2016: $1,645
- First area, 2021: $2,036
- Second area, 2011: $1,299
- Second area, 2016: $1,787
- Second area, 2021: $2,042
- First area, 2016: $2,140
- First area, 2021: $2,721
- Second area, 2011: $1,693
- Second area, 2016: $2,455
- Second area, 2021: $2,985
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 1.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $411
- Second area, 2011: $312
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $412
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,123
- Second area, 2011: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,000
- Second area, 2021: $2,100
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
Compare Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) with nearby areas
Compare Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) with nearby areas
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) vs Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21303/brunswick/vs/SED26806/prahran