50 ▼ -81.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 275
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 50
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brookdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brookdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children under 15 defines the small community of Brookdale. With only 50 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where families are more common than seniors.
50
▼ -81.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brookdale — lower than 72% of areas.
| Brookdale | 50 |
|---|---|
| 2656, NSW | 1,327 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 50 residents. The typical person here is 39, which is about the same as the figure for New South Wales.
39 yrs ▼ -9.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is much lower than most areas at just 8%.
8.0% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brookdale, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is dominated by married couples at 78.1%. There are no people in de facto relationships and no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, both of which are well below the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brookdale, Married is the majority at 68%; Never married is next at 24%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brookdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10592/brookdale/topic/demographics-identity