1,979 ▲ +20.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,640
- 2016: 1,856
- 2021: 1,979
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brooklyn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population than the state average defines Brooklyn, where the typical resident is just 34. This shift towards a younger demographic is reflected in the age structure, with nearly 45% of the 1,979 residents being young adults aged 25 to 44.
1,979
▲ +20.7%
- 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 Brooklyn — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34, making this area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. With 1,979 people, the population is larger than about 80% of similar areas.
34 yrs ▼ -8.1%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults dominate the local age profile, while children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below the national and state figures. Specifically, those 65 and over make up only 11.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
11.8% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brooklyn, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, with 20.7% of people in such a partnership, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.5%, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
0.5% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brooklyn, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/demographics-identity