Brunswick West

VIC

Brunswick West is a growing region in VIC with 15,988 residents.

SA2 code: 206011107
State: VIC

Population

15,988

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+6.5%

3yr: +9.4% · 10yr: +11.5%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$365/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,786/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Brunswick West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +9.4%5yr: +6.5%10yr: +11.5%Total: +28.8%

Population grew from 12,415 to 15,988 over 24 years, averaging 1.1% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 2.5%

Mostly apartments (41.8%), mixed tenure (50.3% own or mortgage), built for families (42% are 2 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 38.3%

Townhouses 19.9%

Apartments 41.8%

2,443 houses1,268 townhouses2,669 apartments

Tenure

Owned 23.6%

Mortgage 26.7%

Renting 47.7%

Owned 23.6%Mortgage 26.7%Renting 47.7%Other / NS 2.0%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

1,102 (17.4%)

2 bed

2,682 (42.5%)

3 bed

1,748 (27.7%)

4 bed

652 (10.3%)

5 bed

108 (1.7%)

6+ bed

24 (0.4%)