3,640 ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,702
- 2016: 3,524
- 2021: 3,640
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.
Married people make up 62% of the population in Brookfield, where the typical resident is 47 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has a population of 3,640, which is larger than about 87% of similar areas.
3,640
▼ -1.7%
- 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 Brookfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Brookfield | 3,640 |
|---|---|
| 4069, QLD | 35,527 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47 years old, making this area far older than both Queensland and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
47 yrs ▲ +6.8%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the 17% seen across Queensland and Australia. This high number of older adults helps explain why the area's overall age profile is higher than most.
22.8% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.7% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.7% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
0.1% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.7% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brookfield, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 26%.
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/SAL30386/brookfield/topic/demographics-identity