Brooklands is a suburb in the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on on the shore of Nelson Haven, between Atawhai and central Nelson.Reed New Zealand atlas (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 59. Nelson's largest cemetery, Wakapuaka Cemetery, is located in Brooklands.Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map
Demographics Brooklands covers . It is part of the larger Atawhai statistical area.
Brooklands had a population of 987 in the 2023 New Zealand census, a decrease of 27 people (−2.7%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 69 people (7.5%) since the 2013 census. There were 486 males, 504 females, and 3 people of other genders in 420 dwellings. 1.2% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. There were 123 people (12.5%) aged under 15 years, 90 (9.1%) aged 15 to 29, 429 (43.5%) aged 30 to 64, and 330 (33.4%) aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 93.3% European (Pākehā); 7.9% Māori; 0.3% Pasifika; 3.3% Asian; 0.9% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 2.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 98.8%, Māori by 1.5%, and other languages by 9.4%. No language could be spoken by 1.2% (e.g. too young to talk). New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.6%. The percentage of people born overseas was 27.7, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 28.3% Christian, 0.9% Hindu, 0.3% Islam, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% New Age, and 1.2% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 62.3%, and 6.4% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 315 (36.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 411 (47.6%) had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 114 (13.2%) people exclusively held high school qualifications. 108 people (12.5%) earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was 339 (39.2%) full-time, 147 (17.0%) part-time, and 12 (1.4%) unemployed.
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