21 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8
- 2021: 21
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brookong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brookong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Brookong is 46 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This is a sparsely populated place with only 21 people living here, and there are currently no children under 15 in the community.
21
—
- 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 Brookong — lower than 85% of areas.
| Brookong | 21 |
|---|---|
| 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 21 residents, which is fewer than about 85% of similar areas. People here are noticeably older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. Residents aged 65 and over make up 14.3% of the population, which is a little below the Australian figure.
14.3% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brookong splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Seniors (65+) at 33%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Brookong identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Brookong, Married is the majority at 79%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Brookong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10597/brookong/topic/demographics-identity