10,782 ▲ +76.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,104
- 2016: 9,216
- 2021: 10,782
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 six years younger than those across Victoria and Australia. This young outlook is reflected in the local population of 10,782, which is among the largest for similar areas. The area is shaped by a high number of children and very few seniors.
10,782
▲ +76.6%
- 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 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident here is 32, making Brookfield noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38.
32 yrs ▲ +3.2%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 26.8% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. This trend helps explain the young age profile, as seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at 10.9%.
10.9% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brookfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Nearly half the population is married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 10.1%.
1.4% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.1% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (7%).
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/SAL20351/brookfield/topic/demographics-identity