Brookfield Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Brookfield (4069) is a suburb of Brisbane, Western Suburbs, Queensland. It is about 13 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Brookfield is in the federal electorate of Ryan.

In the 2011 census the population of Brookfield was 3,702 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

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

65.9% of people living in the suburb of Brookfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.2% England, 3.3% South Africa, 2.5% New Zealand, 1.2% United States of America, 1.1% India, 1.1% Scotland, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.8% Germany, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Papua New Guinea, 0.6% Hong Kong , 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% China .

85.6% of people living in Brookfield speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.6% Other, 1.1% German, 0.7% Mandarin, 0.5% Cantonese, 0.5% Other, 0.5% Greek, 0.4% French, 0.4% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Brookfield is 22.7% Catholic, 21.7% Anglican, 21.0% No religion, 8.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.2% Uniting Church, 3.9% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.8% Baptist, 2.0% Christian, nfd, 1.7% Lutheran, 1.2% Hinduism.

59.9% of people are married, 27.2% have never married and 5.0% are divorced and 1.3% are separated. There are 191 widowed people living in Brookfield.

56.2% of the people living in Brookfield over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 35.7% are working on a part time basis. Brookfield has an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Brookfield are 38.0% Professionals, 20.5% Managers, 14.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.0% Sales workers, 6.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.7% Technicians & trades workers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 2.2% Labourers, 0.9% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Brookfield work in are 16.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 13.9% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Education and training, 10.4% Retail trade, 5.9% Construction, 5.0% Public administration and safety, 4.7% Accommodation and food services, 4.5% Financial and insurance services, 4.4% Manufacturing.

46.3% of homes are fully owned, and 40.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 10.4% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $783 per week and the median household income is $2683 per week.

The median rent in Brookfield is $335 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2500 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brookfield postcode 4069