$391 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $340
- 2021: $391
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Brooklyn · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Brooklyn
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over half of the homes in Brooklyn are separate houses, though the area is marked by housing costs that are much higher than most similar places. This is a high-turnover environment where renting is far more common than the state average. Many residents face substantial monthly costs, with nearly half of mortgage holders paying between $1,800 and $2,999.
$391
▲ +44.8%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brooklyn — higher than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,068 and weekly rents of $391 are both much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are a little above the national and state averages.
$2,068 ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,700
- 2016: $1,842
- 2021: $2,068
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Brooklyn, $350–$549 is the majority at 69%; $200–$349 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Brooklyn, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 54%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 39.2% of households renting, which is far above the Victorian average. Conversely, only 20.8% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the rest of the country.
39.2% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
20.8% ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Brooklyn splits fairly evenly between Rented (39%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Owned outright at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 53.4% of dwellings, which is far below the national figure. This shift toward smaller homes is seen in the data, as the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below both the state and national averages.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
53.4% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.4% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.0%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Brooklyn, Separate house is the majority at 53%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 42%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Brooklyn, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 2 bedrooms is next at 35%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20352/brooklyn/topic/housing-dwellings