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Brighton East vs Sandringham - Black Rock
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.8 km apart · Brighton East profile · Sandringham - Black Rock profile
Brighton East Sandringham - Black Rock
Sandringham - Black Rock and Brighton East are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's bayside. Sandringham - Black Rock is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 48 and 23.9% of people aged 65 and over. It is also more diverse in its First Nations community, with 11.3% of people speaking a First Nations language compared to 0.0% in Brighton East. In contrast, Brighton East has more larger homes, with 79.6% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, and it has a higher share of children under 15 at 19.3%.
Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several ways. The gap in housing has widened, with Brighton East seeing a far higher share of separate houses than Sandringham - Black Rock. The age difference has also grown, as Sandringham - Black Rock has become noticeably older. Despite these trends, they remain very similar in their typical weekly personal incomes, which both sit around the $1,060 to $1,080 mark.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,412
- First area, 2016: 15,838
- First area, 2021: 16,540
- Second area, 2011: 15,247
- Second area, 2016: 16,506
- Second area, 2021: 17,358
- First area, 2011: 42 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 48 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Brighton East: 1.4% males, 2.7% females; 85+ in Sandringham - Black Rock: 1.4% males, 2.7% females
- 80–84 in Brighton East: 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 75–79 in Brighton East: 1.6% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Brighton East: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 70–74 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 65–69 in Brighton East: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 65–69 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 60–64 in Brighton East: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 60–64 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.5% males, 3.8% females
- 55–59 in Brighton East: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.6% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Brighton East: 3.8% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 4.2% males, 4.3% females
- 45–49 in Brighton East: 3.7% males, 4.3% females; 45–49 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 40–44 in Brighton East: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 35–39 in Brighton East: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Brighton East: 1.8% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 25–29 in Brighton East: 1.7% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Brighton East: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.5% males, 2.2% females
- 15–19 in Brighton East: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.4% males, 3.3% females
- 10–14 in Brighton East: 4.3% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 3.2% males, 3.3% females
- 5–9 in Brighton East: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 5–9 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Brighton East: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Sandringham - Black Rock: 2.1% males, 1.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $742
- First area, 2016: $856
- First area, 2021: $1,064
- Second area, 2011: $778
- Second area, 2016: $927
- Second area, 2021: $1,082
- First area, 2011: $1,909
- First area, 2016: $2,180
- First area, 2021: $2,720
- Second area, 2011: $1,795
- Second area, 2016: $2,111
- Second area, 2021: $2,356
- First area, 2011: $2,475
- First area, 2016: $2,724
- First area, 2021: $3,421
- Second area, 2011: $2,437
- Second area, 2016: $2,803
- Second area, 2021: $3,310
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $441
- First area, 2016: $508
- First area, 2021: $602
- Second area, 2011: $381
- Second area, 2016: $430
- Second area, 2021: $486
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $3,335
- Second area, 2011: $2,500
- Second area, 2016: $2,500
- Second area, 2021: $2,800
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brighton East vs Sandringham - Black Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208011170/brighton-east/vs/208011173/sandringham-black-rock