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Brunswick VIC 3056

19,319 addresses · 228 streets

Wills Electorate › Moreland LGA › Brunswick · 5 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A vibrant inner-northern Melbourne suburb known for its music, cafes and Sydney Road shopping, Brunswick is creative and increasingly sought-after. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 34. Median household income is $2,096 a week, with rent about $441.

Brunswick is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 24,896 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $2,096 a week, with median rent near $441 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 49% rent. Most workers work from home. 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. The median house sells for about $1,300,000.

24,896Population
34Median age
$2,096Median household income / wk
$441Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Brunswick, 200 m south-west · Tram stop: Stop 23: Victoria Street, 50 m east · Bus interchange: Southern Cross Coach Terminal, 5.5 km south · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 5.7 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 7.2 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

12 facilities recorded in Brunswick, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,300,000House · 2024
$565,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brunswick

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

Tree cover measures, Brunswick VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 74.5%

Population by age in Brunswick
Population by age, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4981
5-141,571
15-19669
20-242,326
25-347,276
35-444,424
45-542,777
55-642,083
65-741,426
75-84922
85+440
Dwelling types in Brunswick
Dwelling types, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,892
Townhouse3,235
Apartment3,770
Other138
Households by weekly income in Brunswick
Households by weekly income, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,412
$650-1,4992,226
$1,500-2,9993,448
$3,000+3,317
Top ancestries in Brunswick
Top ancestries, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English7,738
Australian6,266
Other3,862
Irish3,852
Scottish2,690
Italian2,585
Housing tenure in Brunswick
Housing tenure, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,614
Mortgage2,892
Rented5,305
Other127
Cars per household in Brunswick
Cars per household, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
02,329
15,702
22,201
3510
4+187
Commute to work in Brunswick
Commute to work, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,528
Train333
Bus55
Tram/ferry742
Walked591
Bicycle952
Home7,047
Top countries of birth in Brunswick
Top countries of birth, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England893
New Zealand740
Italy645
Greece612
United States324
China306
Languages used at home in Brunswick
Languages used at home, Brunswick VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,124
Italian966
Mandarin451
Arabic438
Spanish341
Nepali245

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

386,339 bird observations recorded near Brunswick — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brunswick

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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