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Brookdale WA 6112

1,192 addresses · 66 streets

Burt Electorate › Armadale LGA › Brookdale · 27 km from Perth

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Living Here

Brookdale is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,968 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,396 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,968Population
30Median age
$1,396Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Armadale, 1.9 km north-east · Bus interchange: Transperth Swan Transit Depot, 8 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 14.3 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brookdale

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

Tree cover measures, Brookdale WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.9% · Labour-force participation 59.9%

Population by age in Brookdale
Population by age, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4279
5-14548
15-19197
20-24193
25-34471
35-44438
45-54350
55-64261
65-74169
75-8450
85+6
Dwelling types in Brookdale
Dwelling types, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
House958
Townhouse17
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Brookdale
Households by weekly income, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650153
$650-1,499324
$1,500-2,999314
$3,000+82
Top ancestries in Brookdale
Top ancestries, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,141
Australian1,047
Other515
Ancestry NS237
Scottish225
Aboriginal181
Housing tenure in Brookdale
Housing tenure, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned133
Mortgage534
Rented278
Other6
Cars per household in Brookdale
Cars per household, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
059
1335
2373
3118
4+77
Commute to work in Brookdale
Commute to work, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car853
Train14
Bus12
Tram/ferry0
Walked12
Bicycle7
Home32
Top countries of birth in Brookdale
Top countries of birth, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
England147
New Zealand96
India93
Philippines78
South Africa27
Myanmar26
Languages used at home in Brookdale
Languages used at home, Brookdale WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog36
Tamil34
Hindi33
Malayalam29
Filipino22
Arabic17

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

36,604 bird observations recorded near Brookdale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brookdale

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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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.