Brinkin, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Brinkin is more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1080, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Brinkin at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,117
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $2,274
- SEIFA score
- 1080
- Coordinates
- -12.3703, 130.8677
Brinkin demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Brinkin using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 37%, 42% of homes are rented, and 47% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 184 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 153 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 410 | 37% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 228 | 20% |
| Seniors (65+) | 144 | 13% |
Share of the 1,119 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 126 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 79 | 22% |
| Rented | 154 | 42% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 155 | 42% |
| Townhouses & semis | 167 | 45% |
| Flats & apartments | 41 | 11% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 372 occupied private dwellings in Brinkin.
- Median weekly rent
- $360
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,593
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,806
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,093
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 487 (47%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 478 (46%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 42 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 675 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3%
- Employed full-time
- 369
- Employed part-time
- 229
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Brinkin
Where is Brinkin?
Brinkin is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Brinkin?
At the 2021 Census, Brinkin had a population of about 1,117.
Is Brinkin an advantaged area?
Brinkin has an ABS SEIFA score of 1080, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 92 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 92% of Australian suburbs.
Does Brinkin have high household incomes?
Brinkin has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 24th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,274 per week).
Where Brinkin ranks
Brinkin appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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