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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian place 
| type                     = suburb
| name                     = Brooklyn
| city                     = Melbourne
| state                    = vic
| image                    = Federation Trail Brooklyn.jpg
| caption                  = [[Federation Trail]]
| lga                      = City of Brimbank
| lga2                     = City of Hobsons Bay
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates              = {{coord|37.813|S|144.841|E|display=inline,title}}
| area                     = 5.2
| postcode                 = 3012
| pop                      = 1,979
| pop_year                 = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes            = <ref name=abs>{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20352 | name = Brooklyn (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 19 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
| elevation                = 26
| stategov                 = [[Electoral district of Laverton|Laverton]]
| stategov2                = [[Electoral district of Williamstown|Williamstown]]
| fedgov                   = [[Division of Fraser (Victoria)|Fraser]]
| near-nw                  = [[Sunshine West, Victoria|Sunshine West]]
| near-n                   = [[Sunshine, Victoria|Sunshine]]
| near-ne                  = [[Tottenham, Victoria|Tottenham]]
| near-w                   = [[Sunshine West, Victoria|Sunshine West]]
| near-e                   = [[Yarraville, Victoria|Yarraville]]
| near-sw                  = [[Laverton North, Victoria|Laverton North]]
| near-s                   = [[Altona North, Victoria|Altona North]]
| near-se                  = [[Altona North, Victoria|Altona North]]
| dist1                    = 10
| location1                = [[Melbourne central business district|Melbourne]]
| local_map                = yes
| zoom                     = 12
}}

'''Brooklyn''' is a suburb in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} west of Melbourne's [[Melbourne central business district|Central Business District]], located within the Cities of [[City of Brimbank|Brimbank]] and Hobsons Bay [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]s. Brooklyn recorded a population of 1,979 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/>

==Demographics==

According to the {{CensusAU|2016}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SSC20350?opendocument|title = 2016 Census QuickStats: Brooklyn (Vic.)}}</ref> 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: [[Altona North, Victoria|Altona North]] – City ([[Queen Victoria Market]])
* Route 411: [[Laverton railway station, Melbourne|Laverton Station]] – [[Footscray, Victoria|Footscray]] (via [[Altona Meadows, Victoria|Altona Meadows]] and [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]])
* Route 412: Laverton Station – Footscray (via Altona Meadows and Altona)
* Route 414: Laverton Station – Footscray
* Route 903: [[Altona railway station|Altona]] – [[Mordialloc, Victoria|Mordialloc]] ([[SmartBus|SMARTBUS]] service)

==Industry==

Brooklyn is largely an industrial suburb, with a small pocket of low-density residential in the south. The industrial area features a [[landfill]] and recycling centre, offices for numerous logistics organisations, including [[CEVA Logistics]], and distribution centres for HAG Import Corporation and Novo Shoes, as well as car dealerships, wreckers and auction centres.

The former [[Huntsman (chemical plant)]] in Somerville Road is located in Brooklyn and is now heritage listed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/106304|title = VHD}}</ref>

The [[Freight railways in Melbourne#Newport to Sunshine line|Newport – Sunshine freight railway line]] also runs through the suburb.

The company featured in the [[mockumentary]] ''[[Kenny (2006 film)|Kenny]]'' (2006), Splashdown, is located in Brooklyn.

==Other features==

The [[Federation Trail]] 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.

== Environmental issues ==
Early 2021, a fire started in a recycling facility in Old Geelong Road. The site handles different types of waste including e-waste and green waste and serves as a transfer station. The fire was contained by [[Fire Rescue Victoria]] the same morning. Some localised smoke impacts were reported by [[Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)|EPA Victoria]] and as the wind blew the smoke towards [[Altona North]] and southern suburbs, local communities received an advice message.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-23 |title=Fire in Brooklyn recycling facility |url=https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/fire-brooklyn-recycling-facility |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.frv.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Brooklyn transfer station {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/brooklyn-transfer-station |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[City of Sunshine]] – Brooklyn was previously within this former local government area.
* [[Kororoit Creek]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://hobsonsbay.forumotion.com/ Hobsons Bay Community Online Forum]

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{{City of Hobsons Bay suburbs}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Hobsons Bay]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Brimbank]]


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