Brooklyn Park, SA

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 1 June 2026

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.

46/100

Suburb Score

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.

Brooklyn Park at a glance

Population (2021): 5,040
Median age: 37
Median weekly household income: $1,466
SEIFA score: 981
Coordinates: -34.9304, 138.5434

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%, 40% of homes are rented, 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.

Median weekly rent: $285
Median monthly mortgage: $1,704
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).

Common questions about Brooklyn Park

Where is Brooklyn Park?

Brooklyn Park is a suburb of South Australia, Australia.

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).