Brooklet Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Brooklet (2479) is a suburb of North Coast, Northern Rivers, New South Wales. It is about 612 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Brooklet is in the federal electorate of Richmond.

In the 2011 census the population of Brooklet was 262 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brooklet is 45 years of age.

85.0% of people living in the suburb of Brooklet were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.2% England, 1.9% Scotland, 1.5% South Africa.

95.4% of people living in Brooklet speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.5% Polish.

The religious makeup of Brooklet is 34.6% No religion, 22.7% Catholic, 18.8% Anglican, 5.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 5.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.1% Uniting Church, 2.7% Buddhism, 2.7% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Pentecostal, 1.2% Baptist.

60.1% of people are married, 28.3% have never married and 5.1% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 4 widowed people living in Brooklet.

54.5% of the people living in Brooklet over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 40.2% are working on a part time basis. Brooklet has an unemployment rate of 5.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Brooklet are 36.5% Managers, 21.2% Professionals, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Technicians & trades workers, 8.7% Labourers, 7.7% Sales workers, 2.9% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Brooklet work in are 29.2% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 12.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.4% Construction, 8.5% Health care and social assistance, 5.7% Administrative and support services, 5.7% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 5.7% Wholesale trade, 4.7% Education and training, 3.8% Retail trade.

38.9% of homes are fully owned, and 37.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $520 per week and the median household income is $1089 per week.

The median rent in Brooklet is $138 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brooklet postcode 2479