Brigadoon, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Brigadoon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1112, 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.
Brigadoon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,025
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,901
- SEIFA score
- 1112
- Coordinates
- -31.7677, 116.0802
Brigadoon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Brigadoon 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 mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 2% of homes are rented, and 28% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 192 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 129 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 214 | 21% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 338 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 153 | 15% |
Share of the 1,026 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 101 | 31% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 210 | 65% |
| Rented | 8 | 2% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 312 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 5 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 320 occupied private dwellings in Brigadoon.
- Median weekly rent
- $623
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,675
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,989
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,002
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 279 (28%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 51 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 16 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 522 (65%)
- Labour-force participation
- 70.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Employed full-time
- 350
- Employed part-time
- 186
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 Brigadoon
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Brigadoon is January (average daytime high around 32.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 17°C). The area receives roughly 618 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7°C | 18.9°C | 25 mm |
| Feb | 32.2°C | 19°C | 21 mm |
| Mar | 29.6°C | 18°C | 36 mm |
| Apr | 25.2°C | 14.8°C | 43 mm |
| May | 21°C | 11.9°C | 66 mm |
| Jun | 18°C | 10.1°C | 87 mm |
| Jul | 17°C | 9.6°C | 118 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.1°C | 101 mm |
| Sep | 19.7°C | 10°C | 50 mm |
| Oct | 23°C | 11.9°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 27.2°C | 14.5°C | 26 mm |
| Dec | 31°C | 17.2°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Brigadoon
Where is Brigadoon?
Brigadoon is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Brigadoon?
At the 2021 Census, Brigadoon had a population of about 1,025.
Is Brigadoon an advantaged area?
Brigadoon has an ABS SEIFA score of 1112, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 96 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 96% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Brigadoon?
Brigadoon has average daytime highs of about 24.5°C and overnight lows of about 13.7°C, with roughly 618 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Brigadoon have high household incomes?
Brigadoon has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 20th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,901 per week).
Where Brigadoon ranks
Brigadoon appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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