47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51
- 2021: 47
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brewster · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Brewster, where about 25.5% of the population falls into this bracket. The area is sparsely populated with only 47 people, and the typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brewster — lower than 73% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Brewster has a small population of 47 people, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas.
47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 23.4% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at 12.8%, a figure well below the national average.
12.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Brewster splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Youth (15–24) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. There are also no people in de facto relationships, a result that is far below both state and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Brewster, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brewster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20329/brewster/topic/demographics-identity