Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Brooklyn then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Brooklyn, VIC (postcode 3012) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+20.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,640 | 1,856 | 1,979 | +339 · +20.7% |
| Median age | 37 | 33 | 34 | -3 · -8.1% |
| Median household income | $1,029/wk | $1,460/wk | $1,958/wk | +$929 · +90.3% |
| Median personal income | $555/wk | $730/wk | $1,064/wk | +$509 · +91.7% |
| Median rent | $270/wk | $340/wk | $391/wk | +$121 · +44.8% |
| Median mortgage | $1,700/mo | $1,842/mo | $2,068/mo | +$368 · +21.6% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 · -4.3% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Brooklyn trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
1,979
was 1,856 in 2016
+123 · +6.6%
Median rent
$391/wk
was $340/wk in 2016
+$51 · +15%
Household income
$1,958/wk
was $1,460/wk in 2016
+$498 · +34.1%
Median age
34
was 33 in 2016
+1 · +3%
Dig deeper: Brooklyn population growth · Brooklyn then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.