Brunswick Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Brunswick (3056) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 5 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Brunswick is in the federal electorate of Wills.

In the 2011 census the population of Brunswick was 22,764 and is comprised of approximately 51.1% females and 48.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Brunswick is 33 years of age.

61.0% of people living in the suburb of Brunswick were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.0% Italy, 3.5% Greece, 2.9% England, 2.4% New Zealand, 2.0% China , 1.6% India, 1.3% Nepal, 1.2% Lebanon, 0.9% Malaysia, 0.8% Indonesia, 0.7% United States of America, 0.7% Vietnam, 0.6% Turkey, 0.5% Pakistan.

63.0% of people living in Brunswick speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.3% Italian, 6.2% Greek, 5.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.9% Arabic, 2.0% Mandarin, 1.6% Other, 1.5% Other, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.0% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Brunswick is 38.6% No religion, 21.9% Catholic, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.8% Eastern Orthodox, 4.9% Islam, 4.7% Anglican, 2.8% Buddhism, 2.2% Hinduism, 1.6% Uniting Church, 1.6% Other religious affiliation .

31.3% of people are married, 56.5% have never married and 6.3% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 810 widowed people living in Brunswick.

59.6% of the people living in Brunswick over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.2% are working on a part time basis. Brunswick has an unemployment rate of 5.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Brunswick are 39.9% Professionals, 13.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.5% Managers, 9.0% Community & personal service workers, 8.7% Technicians & trades workers, 7.2% Sales workers, 5.1% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Brunswick work in are 13.7% Professional, scientific and technical services, 12.3% Education and training, 12.0% Health care and social assistance, 7.8% Retail trade, 7.6% Accommodation and food services, 7.5% Public administration and safety, 5.3% Manufacturing, 4.9% Financial and insurance services, 4.0% Information media and telecommunications.

24.7% of homes are fully owned, and 25.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 47.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $685 per week and the median household income is $1433 per week.

The median rent in Brunswick is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Brunswick postcode 3056