Suburb in Toowoomba

Brookstead, QLD

Brookstead had a population of 182 at the 2021 Census (−16.1% since 2016). Median age 41.0. Median weekly household income $1,357. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Brookstead at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Darling Downs - Maranoa

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Brookstead's population shrank by 16.1% to 182, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 41.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 12.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.7%.

30.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 40.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 60 households.

The median household earns $1,357 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $235 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $858 a month.

5.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 43.9% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Brookstead beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBrooksteadQLDAustralia
Population1825,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−16.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age41.038.038.0
Households601,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting30.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright40.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,357$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$235$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$858$1,733$1,863
Born overseas5.2%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion43.9%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

−16.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1952011
  2. 2172016
  3. 1822021

Age

Median age 41.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Brookstead Queensland
Share of people by age, Brookstead and Queensland
0–912.6%
10–199.9%
20–2917.6%
30–398.2%
40–4910.4%
50–5920.3%
60–6912.1%
70–797.7%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Brookstead at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian49.1%
  2. English43.6%
  3. Scottish12.9%
  4. Irish9.2%
  5. German6.7%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Zimbabwe3.1%

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

Around Brookstead

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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