Brookton (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 576 people were usually resident in Brookton (L): of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 19.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.9% of people usually resident in Brookton (L) were children aged 0-14 years, and 38.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 44 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.4% of people usually resident in Brookton (L) were Australian citizens, 11.1% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 47.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Brookton (L) were married, 11.4% were either separated or divorced, 14.5% were widowed and 26.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.2% of people usually resident in Brookton (L), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Indonesia 0.7%, India 0.7% and Hungary 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Brookton (L) were Anglican 25.0%, No Religion 20.1%, Catholic 12.2%, Uniting Church 11.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Brookton (L) were Auslan 1.0%, Indonesian 0.9% and Serbian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 235 people aged 15 years and over in Brookton (L) were in the labour force. Of these 51.9% worked full-time, 31.5% worked part-time, 6.8% were away from work, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.4% were unemployed. 170 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Brookton (L) were Managers 20.5%, Labourers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7%, Professionals 5.9% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brookton (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.6%, Residential Care Services 7.3%, School Education 6.8%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.9% and Agricultural Product Wholesaling 5.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Brookton (L), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $374, the median family income was $791 and the median household income was $642.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 148 families in Brookton (L): of these 47.3% were couple families without children, 35.8% were couple families with children, 14.2% were one parent families and 2.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 227 occupied private dwellings were counted in Brookton (L).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Brookton (L), 85.5% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Brookton (L), 40.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.4% were owned with a mortgage and 31.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Brookton (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 5.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 70.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Brookton (L), the median weekly rent was $100. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $607. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Brookton (L), 63.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.