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Braybrook, VIC

Braybrook had a population of 9,682 at the 2021 Census (+5.3% since 2016). Median age 33.6. Median weekly household income $1,455. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Braybrook at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Melbourne - West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Braybrook's population grew by 5.3% to 9,682, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 33.6, it is younger than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.7%.

48.7% of households rent, a larger share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 19.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 3,412 households.

The median household earns $1,455 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $307 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,901 a month.

58.7% of residents were born overseas, more than the VIC average of 31.6%. 69.0% use a language other than English at home. 31.3% report no religion, lower than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Braybrook beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureBraybrookVICAustralia
Population9,6826,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016+5.3%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age33.637.938.2
Households3,4122,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments3.8%12.1%14.3%
Renting48.7%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright19.3%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,455$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$307$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,901$1,867$1,866
Born overseas58.7%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home69.0%29.1%23.6%
No religion31.3%42.1%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

+5.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 8,1802011
  2. 9,1952016
  3. 9,6822021

Age

Median age 33.6, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Braybrook Victoria
Share of people by age, Braybrook and Victoria
0–910.5%
10–1910.5%
20–2920.0%
30–3918.8%
40–4911.9%
50–5910.6%
60–699.8%
70–795.3%
80+2.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Braybrook at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Vietnamese30.0%
  2. Chinese15.8%
  3. English12.6%
  4. Australian11.5%
  5. Indian5.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Vietnamese31.6%
  2. Cantonese6.5%
  3. Mandarin2.7%
  4. Arabic1.8%
  5. Spanish1.5%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Vietnam24.1%
  2. India7.0%
  3. China2.9%
  4. the Philippines2.8%
  5. Myanmar1.7%

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

Around Braybrook

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