Brooklyn Park, SA
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Brooklyn Park is a western suburb of Adelaide, set just north-east of Adelaide Airport along Sir Donald Bradman Drive, about five kilometres from the city centre. Its post office opened in 1904 as Lockleys and took the name Brooklyn Park in 1967. The suburb keeps a mix of century-old bungalows, mid-century homes and newer infill, and has long had a strong Italian community. From the 1920s it was the site of the 5CL radio transmitting station, an early home of ABC broadcasting in South Australia, until the masts came down in 1961. Today the South Australian German Association runs its club here, holding an annual Schützenfest, and the conservation charity Trees For Life, founded in 1981, has its base in the suburb.
Around the national middle
Brooklyn Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 981, 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.
Is Brooklyn Park a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Brooklyn Park from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
46/100Around the national middle
Around the national middle — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (46/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
50/100Around the national median for cost
Median weekly rent was $285 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 50% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Brooklyn Park at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 5,040
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $1,466
- SEIFA score
- 981
- Local government area
- West Torrens
- Coordinates
- -34.9304, 138.5434
Map of Brooklyn Park
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Housing & property in Brooklyn Park
What it costs to live in Brooklyn Park and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $285
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,704
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 56%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 40%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Brooklyn Park demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Brooklyn Park demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Brooklyn Park 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 36% and 40% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 745 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 565 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,806 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,104 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 821 | 16% |
Share of the 5,041 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 576 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 613 | 29% |
| Rented | 851 | 40% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,213 | 57% |
| Townhouses & semis | 291 | 14% |
| Flats & apartments | 625 | 29% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,142 occupied private dwellings in Brooklyn Park.
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,955
- Median weekly personal income
- $782
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 1,964 (40%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 2,027 (42%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 56 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,690 (64%)
- Labour-force participation
- 66.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Employed full-time
- 1,536
- Employed part-time
- 1,015
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.
Weather and climate in Brooklyn Park
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Brooklyn Park is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 14°C). The area receives roughly 711 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9°C | 17.5°C | 29 mm |
| Feb | 26.5°C | 17°C | 29 mm |
| Mar | 24.7°C | 16°C | 20 mm |
| Apr | 21.4°C | 14°C | 51 mm |
| May | 17.3°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm |
| Jun | 14.8°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm |
| Jul | 14°C | 8.9°C | 104 mm |
| Aug | 14.7°C | 8.8°C | 95 mm |
| Sep | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 62 mm |
| Oct | 20.5°C | 11.9°C | 52 mm |
| Nov | 22.7°C | 13.6°C | 52 mm |
| Dec | 25.6°C | 15.6°C | 31 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Brooklyn Park
Is Brooklyn Park a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Brooklyn Park rates 47/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Brooklyn Park?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Brooklyn Park was $285, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,704. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Brooklyn Park?
Brooklyn Park is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the West Torrens local government area.
What is the population of Brooklyn Park?
At the 2021 Census, Brooklyn Park had a population of about 5,040.
Is Brooklyn Park an advantaged area?
Brooklyn Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 981, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 46 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 46% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Brooklyn Park?
Brooklyn Park has average daytime highs of about 20.6°C and overnight lows of about 12.9°C, with roughly 711 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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