Brunswick

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 874 people were usually resident in Brunswick: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 6.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.7% of people usually resident in Brunswick were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.0% of people usually resident in Brunswick were Australian citizens, 14.8% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Brunswick were married, 11.1% were either separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 33.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.8% of people usually resident in Brunswick, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.6%, Italy 3.1%, New Zealand 1.9%, Philippines 1.1% and Scotland 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Brunswick were Catholic 30.3%, No Religion 21.5%, Anglican 21.3%, Uniting Church 3.2% and Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Brunswick were Italian 5.9%, Filipino 0.3%, Polish 0.3% and French 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 377 people aged 15 years and over in Brunswick were in the labour force. Of these 59.2% worked full-time, 28.9% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 232 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Brunswick were Labourers 26.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Professionals 8.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4% and Managers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brunswick, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 8.9%, School Education 6.7%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 4.5%, Dairy Cattle Farming 3.6% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Brunswick, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $388, the median family income was $993 and the median household income was $891.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 233 families in Brunswick: of these 33.9% were couple families without children, 46.8% were couple families with children, 17.6% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 323 occupied private dwellings were counted in Brunswick.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Brunswick, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Brunswick, 30.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.3% were owned with a mortgage and 21.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Brunswick, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 17.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Brunswick, the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $799. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Brunswick, 70.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.