Brooklyn Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Brooklyn (2083) is a suburb of Sydney, Hawkesbury, New South Wales. It is about 36 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Brooklyn is in the federal electorate of Berowra.

In the 2011 census the population of Brooklyn was 744 and is comprised of approximately 49.5% females and 50.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brooklyn is 44 years of age.

76.5% of people living in the suburb of Brooklyn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.0% England, 3.4% New Zealand, 1.5% South Africa, 1.1% Netherlands, 0.9% Wales, 0.7% Denmark, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.7% Singapore, 0.5% Hungary, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% China , 0.5% Russian Federation, 0.5% Kenya.

88.5% of people living in Brooklyn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.6% Other, 1.1% Spanish, 0.8% Vietnamese, 0.8% Cantonese, 0.4% Hungarian, 0.4% Croatian, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Italian.

The religious makeup of Brooklyn is 30.0% No religion, 23.0% Anglican, 19.2% Catholic, 7.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.5% Uniting Church, 2.2% Other religious affiliation , 2.0% Buddhism, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian, nfd.

50.6% of people are married, 30.0% have never married and 10.7% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 29 widowed people living in Brooklyn.

59.3% of the people living in Brooklyn over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.2% are working on a part time basis. Brooklyn has an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Brooklyn are 22.7% Professionals, 15.9% Managers, 15.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.1% Technicians & trades workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 8.4% Community & personal service workers, 7.6% Labourers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Brooklyn work in are 12.2% Construction, 9.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 9.2% Retail trade, 8.9% Education and training, 8.4% Health care and social assistance, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Manufacturing.

36.6% of homes are fully owned, and 32.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 26.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $681 per week and the median household income is $1326 per week.

The median rent in Brooklyn is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2141 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brooklyn postcode 2083