Suburbs Brookfield (Vic.)

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Brookfield VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Brookfield, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Brookfield VIC is 10,782 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Brookfield is $706 per week ($36,712 per year). Median rent in Brookfield is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Brookfield has a median age of 32 years, younger than the national median of 38. Brookfield has a population density of 981.8 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Brookfield is India. The most common religion is No Religion (32% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Brookfield is $1,663.

There were 530 recorded offences in Brookfield in 2025-25, a rate of 49 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (134 offences).

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📍 Brookfield, Victoria — 37.7013°S, 144.5408°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (13)

Brookfield Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Brookfield Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$706/wk
$36,712 per year
#5380 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
32years
6 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,663/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Brookfield Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (5,317) Female 50.7% (5,465)

Population Density

981.8
people per km²
10,782 people · 11.0 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,797
Family income/wk

Brookfield Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Brookfield Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
34.6% 781 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
65.4% 1,477 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Brookfield Country of Birth

Australia
83.4%
India
11.1%
England
2.8%
Bangladesh
0.7%
Germany
0.5%
Egypt
0.4%
China
0.4%
Fiji
0.2%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
0.2%
Greece
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Brookfield Religion

No Religion
31.8%
Catholic
25.4%
Not stated
8.1%
Other Religions Tot
7.4%
Anglican
7.3%
Islam
7.2%
Othr Rel Sikhism
7.1%
Christian (other)
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Brookfield Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
62.8%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
13.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Brookfield Languages Spoken at Home

Other
33.5%
IAL Punjabi
27.2%
Urdu
8.6%
SAL Tot
8.5%
Samoan
7.5%
Hindi
6.6%
Arabic
4.1%
SAL Tagalog
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Brookfield Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.0% 2,720 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.0% 1,434 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.8% 347 people
🏠
Not in labour force
37.1% 2,656 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Brookfield Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
39.4%
Bachelor Degree
24.1%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.3%
Postgraduate Degree
8.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Brookfield Occupation

Professionals
18.2%
Community & Personal Service
17.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.3%
Clerical & Administrative
13.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
11.5%
Managers
9.2%
Labourers
7.4%
Sales Workers
6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Brookfield Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.3%
Engineering
17.9%
Society & Culture
15.3%
Health
10.2%
Education
8.9%
Architecture & Building
7.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.1%
Information Technology
6.0%
Creative Arts
2.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.1%
Agriculture & Environment
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Brookfield Dwelling Types

Separate house
89.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
10.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Brookfield Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
1.7%
$400-$499/wk
4.0%
$500-$649/wk
5.8%
$650-$799/wk
6.7%
$800-$999/wk
6.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.2%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.9%
$4,000+/wk
6.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Brookfield Marital Status

💍
Married
49.7% 3,918
↔️
Separated
3.8% 296
📋
Divorced
7.0% 554
🕊️
Widowed
4.0% 312
👤
Never married
35.6% 2,808

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Brookfield Ancestry

Other
23.6%
Australian
22.7%
English
21.6%
Indian
6.0%
Irish
5.0%
Scottish
4.7%
Maltese
4.0%
Italian
3.6%
Filipino
2.7%
German
2.5%
Samoan
2.4%
Chinese
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Brookfield School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.2%
Secondary — Government
18.3%
Primary — Catholic
12.7%
Pre-school
11.3%
Vocational Education
9.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
9.1%
Secondary — Catholic
6.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Brookfield Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
6.8% 1,386
✅
No need for assistance
93.2% 18,942

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Brookfield Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
9.0% 669
—
Not a volunteer
91.0% 6,732

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Brookfield Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.3%
$300-$449/mo
1.1%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.8%
$800-$999/mo
4.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
16.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
32.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Brookfield How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.0%
Did not go to work
12.4%
Car (passenger)
6.0%
Train
2.1%
Truck
0.9%
Walked only
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Bus
0.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Brookfield Car Ownership

0 vehicles
4.7%
1 vehicle
30.1%
2 vehicles
41.1%
3 vehicles
16.0%
4+ vehicles
8.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Brookfield Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.5%
2 bedrooms
5.9%
3 bedrooms
28.0%
4 bedrooms
55.0%
5 bedrooms
6.6%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Brookfield Population Mobility

12.0%
moved in the last year
44.2%
moved in the last 5 years
7.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
60.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Brookfield Indigenous Population

1.5%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
308
Indigenous residents
20,237
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Brookfield Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
921
Asthma
432
Diabetes
307
Arthritis
264
Heart disease
207
Lung condition
163
Kidney disease
103
Cancer
101
Stroke
78
Dementia
21

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Brookfield Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
15.9%
$1-$149/wk
4.1%
$150-$299/wk
6.3%
$300-$399/wk
4.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.2%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
9.8%
$800-$999/wk
11.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.8%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Brookfield Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
52.8%
Couple — no children
16.7%
Couple — no children under 15
14.3%
One parent — children under 15
10.6%
One parent — no children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Brookfield Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.7% 127
👤
Never served
98.3% 7,308

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Brookfield Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
13.6% 1,000
—
Did not provide
86.4% 6,363

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Brookfield Children Ever Born

No children
29.2%
1 child
13.7%
2 children
29.4%
3 children
17.3%
4 children
7.6%
5+ children
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Brookfield When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
24
1951–1960
116
1961–1970
198
1971–1980
164
1981–1990
223
1991–2000
256
2001–2010
1,350
2011–2015
672
2016
159
2017
106
2018
102
2019
118
2020
39
2021
33

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Brookfield Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.5%
5–14 hours
23.5%
15–29 hours
11.3%
30+ hours
10.2%
Did not do domestic work
36.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Brookfield Household Size

1 person
18.2%
2 persons
26.0%
3 persons
18.2%
4 persons
19.4%
5 persons
9.4%
6+ persons
8.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Brookfield Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,857
Moved from VIC
963
Moved — same area (SA2)
114
Moved from overseas
75
Moved from NSW
11
Moved from TAS
8
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from WA
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Brookfield Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
87.0%
Step family — no other children
6.3%
Blended family — no other children
4.4%
Intact family — other children present
1.7%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Brookfield Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 530 total

Theft
134
Justice Procedures
115
Assault
104
Property Damage
56
Break & Enter
44
Drug Offences
26
Weapons
25
Public Order
13
Fraud
8
Robbery
3
Other
2

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Brookfield Schools

13
schools nearby
7
government
984
avg ICSEA score
10,659
total students
Al Iman College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,149 students
1059
ICSEA
Melton Christian College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,268 students
1044
ICSEA
St Francis Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,846 students
1012
ICSEA
St Catherine of Siena School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 522 students
1002
ICSEA
OneSchool Global Vic Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 556 students
984
ICSEA
Wedge Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 848 students
976
ICSEA
Binap Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 406 students
972
ICSEA
Staughton College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,705 students
956
ICSEA
Melton Specialist School Government
Combined · U · 406 students
951
ICSEA
Melton Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,433 students
944
ICSEA
Melton West Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 520 students
925
ICSEA
OneSchool Global Vic - Melton Centre Independent
Combined
Melton Secondary College-CaLM Link up Campus Government
Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Brookfield Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,642/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Brookfield

≈ $7,115/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $1,292/wk
Rent share 21.3%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Flora Hill
Income: $705/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $60/wk
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Income: $738/wk Rent: $330/wk Save: $20/wk
Epsom (Vic.)
Income: $816/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $10/wk
Wyndham Vale
Income: $787/wk Rent: $343/wk Save: $7/wk
Lang Lang
Income: $811/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $40/wk
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Income: $622/wk Rent: $312/wk Save: $38/wk
Koo Wee Rup
Income: $809/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $30/wk
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Income: $581/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $30/wk

Brookfield vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Balaclava (Vic.)
Pop: 5,392 Income: $1,172/wk Rent: $386/wk
Chelsea Heights
Pop: 5,393 Income: $805/wk Rent: $412/wk
Maiden Gully
Pop: 5,407 Income: $897/wk Rent: $380/wk
Delacombe
Pop: 5,408 Income: $652/wk Rent: $310/wk
Maddingley
Pop: 5,491 Income: $895/wk Rent: $366/wk
Eaglehawk
Pop: 5,538 Income: $629/wk Rent: $265/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Brookfield

What is the population of Brookfield VIC?

The population of Brookfield VIC is 10,782 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 981.8 people per km².Brookfield is ranked #558 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Brookfield?

The median personal income in Brookfield VIC is $706 per week, or $36,712 per year.The median household income is $1,642 per week.Family income is $1,797 per week.Brookfield is ranked #5,380 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Brookfield?

Median rent in Brookfield VIC is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 21.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Brookfield ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Brookfield?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Brookfield VIC is $1,663. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Brookfield?

The median age in Brookfield VIC is 32 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Brookfield a good suburb to live in?

Brookfield is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 10,782.The median income is $706/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20351. All dollar figures in AUD.