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Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 4.1 km apart · Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) and Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) are neighbouring inner-city areas with similar populations. Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is more concentrated, with far more flats and apartments and only 11.8% of homes being separate houses, compared to 38.7% in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan). This is consistent with Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) having far fewer three-bedroom homes. Economically, Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is more affluent; its typical weekly personal income is $1,348, which is well higher than the $1,062 seen in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan). Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) also has a higher share of people earning $2,000 or more a week.
Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people with a long-term health condition. They are also alike in their typical resident age of 34 and the proportion of people born overseas. While they share many characteristics, some gaps are changing. The difference in the share of people using another language at home has narrowed since 2016, while the gap in typical weekly income has widened.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 71,047
- First area, 2021: 74,300
- Second area, 2016: 72,548
- Second area, 2021: 75,675
- First area, 2016: 33 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 70–74 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 65–69 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 4.9% males, 4.9% females; 35–39 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 5.3% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 6.5% males, 6.8% females; 30–34 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.7% males, 7.5% females
- 25–29 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 6.1% males, 7.0% females; 25–29 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.5% males, 8.4% females
- 20–24 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 20–24 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 1.8% females; 15–19 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 1.8% females; 10–14 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 5–9 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% 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, 2016: $1,056
- Second area, 2021: $1,348
- First area, 2016: $1,645
- First area, 2021: $2,036
- Second area, 2016: $1,963
- Second area, 2021: $2,267
- First area, 2016: $2,140
- First area, 2021: $2,721
- Second area, 2016: $2,492
- Second area, 2021: $3,135
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, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $380
- First area, 2021: $411
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,123
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,300
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brunswick (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21303/brunswick/vs/SED27003/richmond