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Brunswick West VIC 3055

10,265 addresses · 122 streets

Wills Electorate › Moreland LGA › Brunswick West · 6 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An inner-northern Melbourne suburb beside Brunswick, Brunswick West is residential and increasingly sought-after. Households average 2.1 people and the median age is 34. Median household income is $1,797 a week, with rent around $366.

Brunswick West is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 14,746 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,797 a week, with median rent near $366 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 51% of households own their home and 48% 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 $1,327,500.

14,746Population
34Median age
$1,797Median household income / wk
$366Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Anstey, 1.6 km east · Tram stop: Stop 36: Hope Street, 100 m east · Bus interchange: Highpoint Shopping Centre, 5 km west · Ferry wharf: Port Phillip Ferries Docklands Terminal, 6 km south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 5.6 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

5 facilities recorded in Brunswick West.

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

$1,327,500House · 2024
$471,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brunswick West

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

Tree cover measures, Brunswick West VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 72.2%

Population by age in Brunswick West
Population by age, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4705
5-141,180
15-19524
20-241,243
25-343,734
35-442,507
45-541,748
55-641,332
65-74927
75-84580
85+289
Dwelling types in Brunswick West
Dwelling types, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House2,513
Townhouse1,334
Apartment2,730
Other31
Households by weekly income in Brunswick West
Households by weekly income, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650971
$650-1,4991,664
$1,500-2,9992,039
$3,000+1,630
Top ancestries in Brunswick West
Top ancestries, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English4,108
Australian3,553
Other2,488
Irish2,003
Italian1,887
Scottish1,435
Housing tenure in Brunswick West
Housing tenure, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,552
Mortgage1,763
Rented3,152
Other69
Cars per household in Brunswick West
Cars per household, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0992
13,457
21,585
3344
4+156
Commute to work in Brunswick West
Commute to work, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,969
Train68
Bus63
Tram/ferry394
Walked199
Bicycle329
Home3,300
Top countries of birth in Brunswick West
Top countries of birth, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy435
England389
Greece326
New Zealand322
India266
China192
Languages used at home in Brunswick West
Languages used at home, Brunswick West VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian669
Greek650
Mandarin287
Arabic286
Spanish269
Vietnamese134

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

421,527 bird observations recorded near Brunswick West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brunswick West

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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