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Brookvale NSW 2100

5,913 addresses · 41 streets

Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Brookvale · 13 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Brookvale is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,389 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,127 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 54% of households own their home and 45% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,389Population
37Median age
$2,127Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Freshwater - Brookvale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brookvale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 8.9 km west · Bus interchange: Chatswood Transport Interchange, 9 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 4.3 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 11.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brookvale

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Brookvale NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201917.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 72.1%

Population by age in Brookvale
Population by age, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4227
5-14268
15-19130
20-24219
25-34726
35-44621
45-54426
55-64384
65-74226
75-8489
85+90
Dwelling types in Brookvale
Dwelling types, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House257
Townhouse228
Apartment894
Other18
Households by weekly income in Brookvale
Households by weekly income, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650141
$650-1,499277
$1,500-2,999520
$3,000+400
Top ancestries in Brookvale
Top ancestries, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,065
Australian749
Other729
Irish350
Italian268
Scottish264
Housing tenure in Brookvale
Housing tenure, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned226
Mortgage526
Rented625
Other16
Cars per household in Brookvale
Cars per household, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0124
1708
2431
382
4+32
Commute to work in Brookvale
Commute to work, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car780
Train0
Bus84
Tram/ferry0
Walked147
Bicycle15
Home658
Top countries of birth in Brookvale
Top countries of birth, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England201
China113
Philippines87
New Zealand80
Italy74
Brazil70
Languages used at home in Brookvale
Languages used at home, Brookvale NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish98
Italian90
Mandarin83
Portuguese74
Tagalog41
French40

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

138,778 bird observations recorded near Brookvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brookvale

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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