Suburb in Brisbane

Brookfield, QLD

Brookfield had a population of 3,640 at the 2021 Census (+3.3% since 2016). Median age 47.0. Median weekly household income $3,822. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Brookfield at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Brisbane - West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Brookfield's population grew by 3.3% to 3,640, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 47.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 9.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.6%.

8.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 47.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 1,127 households.

The median household earns $3,822 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $461 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,829 a month.

32.0% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 11.2% use a language other than English at home. 40.1% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Brookfield beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBrookfieldQLDAustralia
Population3,6405,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.3%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age47.038.238.2
Households1,1271,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting8.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright47.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,822$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$461$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,829$1,740$1,866
Born overseas32.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home11.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion40.1%44.8%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

+3.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,7022011
  2. 3,5242016
  3. 3,6402021

Age

Median age 47.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Brookfield Queensland
Share of people by age, Brookfield and Queensland
0–99.5%
10–1917.4%
20–297.6%
30–395.8%
40–4913.7%
50–5916.3%
60–6913.1%
70–799.9%
80+6.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Brookfield at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English45.1%
  2. Australian31.4%
  3. Scottish16.2%
  4. Irish14.3%
  5. German6.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.4%
  2. German1.1%
  3. Persian (excluding Dari)0.7%
  4. Cantonese0.7%
  5. Afrikaans0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.3%
  2. South Africa5.3%
  3. New Zealand2.5%
  4. India1.2%
  5. China1.1%

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

Around Brookfield

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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