Suburb · VIC
Brunswick, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Brunswick, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Brunswick at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3056 |
| Local government area | Merri-Bek |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 20361 |
Planning zones in Brunswick
- HCTZ — Housing Choice and Transport Zone40%
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone18%
- C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone10%
- 5 other zones26%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Brunswick is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- HCTZ — Housing Choice and Transport Zone40% of the suburb
- NRZ — Neighbourhood Residential Zone18% of the suburb
- C1Z — Commercial 1 Zone10% of the suburb
- IN1Z — Industrial 1 Zone7% of the suburb
- MUZ — Mixed Use Zone6% of the suburb
- PPRZ — Public Park and Recreation Zone5% of the suburb
- IN3Z — Industrial 3 Zone4% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone4% of the suburb
Brunswick in the 2021 Census
| Population | 24,896 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 34 years |
| Median weekly household income | $2,096 |
| Median weekly rent | $441 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $2,162 |
| Average household size | 2.1 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Brunswick
| Median house price | $1,280,000 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other suburbs in Merri-Bek
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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