14,746 ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,148
- 2016: 14,159
- 2021: 14,746
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brunswick West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brunswick West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 43% of residents in Brunswick West are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the national typical age of 38, with the typical person here being just 34. It is a large community of over 14,700 people dominated by working-age adults.
14,746
▲ +12.2%
- 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 West — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With a total population of 14,746, it is among the largest areas of its kind.
34 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 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 make up the largest group at 42.3%, while children and seniors are both well below state and national figures. Only 12.8% of the population are children under 15, and 12.1% are aged 65 and over.
12.1% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brunswick West, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Most people have never been married (56.3%), and 0.8% identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.8% ▲ +54.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brunswick West, Never married is the majority at 56%; Married is next at 31%.
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 West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20363/brunswick-west/topic/demographics-identity