Brooklyn is a suburb in

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, west of Melbourne's

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, located within the Cities of Brimbank and

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s. Brooklyn recorded a population of 1,979 at the 2021 census.

Demographics

According to the the population of Brooklyn is 1,856, approximately 47.6% females and 52.4% males. The median/average age of the people in Brooklyn is 33 years. 56.2% of people living in the suburb of Brooklyn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.1% Vietnam, 3.3% Italy, 2.8% China, 3.6% New Zealand, 2.3% and 2.4% India. 55% of people living in Brooklyn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Vietnamese, 4.3% Italian, 3.6% Cantonese, 2.7% Mandarin and 2.4% Arabic. Religious affiliations in Brooklyn are 30.9% no religion, 24.9% Catholic, 7.3% Islam, 4.6% Eastern Orthodox.

Transport

* Route 232:

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– City (

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) * Route 411: Laverton Station – Footscray (via

Altona Meadows Altona Meadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona Meadows recorded a population of 18,479 at the . Located p ...

and Altona) * Route 412: Laverton Station – Footscray (via Altona Meadows and Altona) * Route 414: Laverton Station – Footscray * Route 903: Altona –

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(

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service)

Industry

Brooklyn is largely an industrial suburb, with a small pocket of low-density residential in the south. The industrial area features a

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and recycling centre, offices for numerous logistics organisations, including

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, and distribution centres for HAG Import Corporation and Novo Shoes, as well as car dealerships, wreckers and auction centres. The former

Huntsman (chemical plant) Huntsman Chemical Company of Australia Pty Ltd (HCCA) operated a complex chemical manufacturing plant in Somerville Rd Brooklyn in Melbourne. The site is 35 hectares in size and is located in the City of Brimbank. HCCA was partially owned by t ...

in Somerville Road is located in Brooklyn and is now heritage listed. The Newport – Sunshine freight railway line also runs through the suburb. The company featured in the

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Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant ...

(2006), Splashdown, is located in Brooklyn.

Other features

The

Federation Trail The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the heritage-listed Main Outfall Sewer through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. There are three bridges spanning across major ...

is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which starts in Brooklyn on Millers Road. Other parks and reserves in the area include D.N. Duane Reserve, Rowan Avenue Reserve, Kororoit Creek Reserve and Brooklyn Reserve, the latter of which features a playground, dog park and barbecue area. Other amenities in the residential part of Brooklyn include a Community Centre and Tennis Courts on Cypress Avenue, as well as small shopping strips on Geelong Road and Eames Avenue. There are also multiple adult entertainment venues operating in Brooklyn, including Club 741 located on Geelong Road.

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