La Bruyère has 9,276 inhabitants across 53 km². Residents have an average age of about 39, and 51.4% are women. Home ownership stands at 81%, with average net income of €21,692 per person per year. The nationality breakdown is 97.8% Belgian, 0.9% French, 0.3% Italian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% German, 0.1% British and 0.7% other.
Houses account for 96% of dwellings in the municipality, with apartment buildings making up 4%. Building types are 68.4% open-type houses, farms and castles, 21.8% semi-detached houses, 4% closed-type houses, 4% buildings and apartment blocks, 1% commercial houses and 0.8% other types. Homes average 6.5 rooms, compared with the Belgian average of 6, and the buildings date on average to around 1941. There are 0 houses for rent at present, and no monthly rental price is listed. For comparison within the local market, 2 houses are for sale, priced between €245,000 and €395,000, with a stated average of €320,000.
The main roads include the N4, N904, N912 and N934. From central La Bruyère, access to the A26 / E25 towards Liège, Bastogne and Neufchâteau is 2 minutes by car. The A27 / E42, serving routes towards Battice, Verviers, Malmedy, Sankt-Vith and Bitburg, is 26 minutes away. Bus routes include TEC 32 from Namur to Gembloux, TEC 822 from Namur via Aische to Eghezée, TEC 825 between Eghezée and Meux, and an NMBS/SNCB bus line between Tournai and Mouscron. No metro or tram service is listed. There are 17 nurseries, 8 nursery schools and 8 primary schools, but no secondary school. Grocery shops listed are 1 Intermarché and 1 Delhaize.
Households average 1.6 cars, compared with 1.3 across Belgium. There are no shared bicycles or shared cars listed in the municipality, and no known EV charging station. Liège Airport is 31 minutes away by car and 160 minutes by public transport. Listed station choices are Aywaille, Coo, Trois-Ponts, Comblain-La-Tour and Spa.