Brookwater, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Brookwater is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1152, 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.
Brookwater at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,902
- Median age
- 38
- Median weekly household income
- $3,637
- SEIFA score
- 1152
- Coordinates
- -27.6572, 152.8972
Brookwater demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Brookwater 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 32%, 15% of homes are rented, and 35% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 670 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 426 | 15% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 719 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 925 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 161 | 6% |
Share of the 2,901 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 175 | 19% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 582 | 64% |
| Rented | 133 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 852 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 39 | 4% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 891 occupied private dwellings in Brookwater.
- Median weekly rent
- $565
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,615
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,676
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,397
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 978 (35%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 551 (20%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 46 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,602 (77%)
- Labour-force participation
- 78.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 1,103
- Employed part-time
- 475
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 Brookwater
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Brookwater is January (average daytime high around 30°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.6°C). The area receives roughly 894 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°C | 20.1°C | 96 mm |
| Feb | 29.6°C | 20°C | 141 mm |
| Mar | 28.5°C | 19.4°C | 123 mm |
| Apr | 25.9°C | 16°C | 43 mm |
| May | 23.2°C | 12.9°C | 65 mm |
| Jun | 20.8°C | 10.5°C | 39 mm |
| Jul | 20.6°C | 9.2°C | 35 mm |
| Aug | 22.1°C | 9.9°C | 36 mm |
| Sep | 24.6°C | 12.2°C | 37 mm |
| Oct | 26.7°C | 15°C | 93 mm |
| Nov | 28.6°C | 17.1°C | 76 mm |
| Dec | 29.8°C | 19.1°C | 110 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Brookwater
Where is Brookwater?
Brookwater is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Brookwater?
At the 2021 Census, Brookwater had a population of about 2,902.
Is Brookwater an advantaged area?
Brookwater has an ABS SEIFA score of 1152, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Brookwater?
Brookwater has average daytime highs of about 25.9°C and overnight lows of about 15.1°C, with roughly 894 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Brookwater have high household incomes?
Brookwater has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 5th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,637 per week).
Where Brookwater ranks
Brookwater appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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