224 ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 235
- 2016: 205
- 2021: 224
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brookfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Brookfield is far older than those in most similar areas. The community has a population of 224 people, with a notably high proportion of older adults and a small number of children compared to the national average.
224
▼ -4.7%
- 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 Brookfield — higher than 56% of areas.
| Brookfield | 224 |
|---|---|
| 2420, NSW | 4,016 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 47. This is 9 years older than the Australian average.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 only 13.4% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 20.1% of the area, slightly above the state average.
20.1% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Most residents are married (56.3%), while 13.1% are in de facto relationships, a figure slightly above the national average.
5.8% ▲ +49.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brookfield, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10593/brookfield/topic/demographics-identity