Education and Learning
Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community
Housing
Dwelling Type
Household Type
Housing Stress Type
Qualifications
Couples with children
Couples without children
Lone person
One parent families
Other
34.7%
20.8%
19.4%
10.5%
14.6%
19.8%
of residents in Brimbank reported having a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification
compared with
32.8%
in Greater Melbourne
34.7%
of households
in Brimbank
comprised
Couples with
Children
compared
to
33.1%
in
Greater
Melbourne
18.9%
of households in
Brimbank with a
mortgage were
experiencing
mortgage stress
compared
with
16.8%
in Greater
Melbourne
33.3%
of households
in Brimbank
paying rent were
experiencing
rental stress
compared
with
30.9%
in Greater
Melbourne
80.3%
of the dwelling stock in Brimbank were
separate houses
compared to
65.1%
in Greater Melbourne
This Snapshot of Brimbank’s Community provides demographic analysis of the City and its suburbs, based on second and third release data from the 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Date of publication June 2023
156 - 0523
Qualification
Females Aged 15+ Years
Males Aged 15+ Years
Total Aged 15+ Years
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Bachelor or Higher degree
17,206
21.3
14,654
18.3
31,853
19.8
Advanced Diploma or Diploma
7,166
8.9
6,040
7.6
13,204
8.2
Vocational
9,125
11.3
14,407
18.0
23,533
14.6
The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Brimbank between 2016 and 2021, were:
- Separate house (+1,498 dwellings)
- Medium density (+973 dwellings)
- High density (+205 dwellings)
- Other (-58 dwellings)
Suburbs with
Highest Levels of
Mortgage Stress
% of
Households
in Suburb
Kings Park
24.5
Sunshine North
24.1
St Albans South
23.7
St Albans North
23.4
Albanvale
22.6
Suburbs with
Highest Levels of
Rental Stress
% of
Households
in Suburb
Delahey
41.3
Kings Park
36.3
St Albans North
36.3
Albanvale
35.2
St Albans South
34.8
For further information contact Brimbank City Council - Social Policy and Research Unit
https://profile.id.com.au/brimbank
✉
cssp@brimbank.vic.gov.au
(03) 9249 4000
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80
60
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% of dwellings
Structure type
Separate
house
Medium
density
City of Brimbank
Greater Melbourne
High
density
Caravans, cabin,
houseboat
Other
Dwelling Type, 2021
