13,279 ▲ +56.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,476
- 2016: 11,504
- 2021: 13,279
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brunswick East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brunswick East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 33 makes Brunswick East noticeably younger than the national and state figures. This high-density area is dominated by young adults, with a population of 13,279 people.
13,279
▲ +56.7%
- 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 Brunswick East — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is among the largest of its kind, with a population of 13,279 residents.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 53.5% of the population. This helps explain why the proportions of children under 15 (9.4%) and seniors over 65 (8.5%) are both well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
8.5% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brunswick East, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 23.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. Those who have never married represent 65.7% of the area, while 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
0.8% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.9% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brunswick East, Never married is the majority at 66%; Married is next at 24%.
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 Brunswick East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20362/brunswick-east/topic/demographics-identity