Suburb in Cessnock

Brunkerville, NSW

Brunkerville had a population of 216 at the 2021 Census (+5.9% since 2016). Median age 48.0. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Brunkerville at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Brunkerville's population grew by 5.9% to 216, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 48.0, it is older than the NSW average (39.0). Children under 10 make up 10.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 8.8%.

11.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 45.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 71 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,000 a month.

14.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 45.7% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Brunkerville beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBrunkervilleNSWAustralia
Population2168,072,16325,422,788
Growth since 2016+5.9%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age48.039.038.0
Households712,900,4689,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting11.3%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright45.1%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,829$1,746
Median rent a week$350$420$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,000$2,167$1,863
Born overseas14.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%28.2%23.6%
No religion45.7%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+5.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1662011
  2. 2042016
  3. 2162021

Age

Median age 48.0, against 39.0 for New South Wales.

Brunkerville New South Wales
Share of people by age, Brunkerville and New South Wales
0–910.2%
10–196.5%
20–297.9%
30–3913.0%
40–4911.6%
50–5915.3%
60–6919.0%
70–798.8%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Brunkerville at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.2%
  2. Australian37.0%
  3. Scottish21.6%
  4. Irish20.2%
  5. German3.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand3.4%
  2. Scotland3.4%
  3. the United States1.9%
  4. South Africa1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Brunkerville

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