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Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) vs Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

Name: Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) vs Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 9.1 km apart · Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) profile · Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) profile

Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) and Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different profiles. Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) is much younger and more diverse, with 44% of residents born overseas and 43.3% using a language other than English at home. Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) is far older and wealthier; its typical weekly household income is $2,425, compared to $1,873 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan). This wealth is also seen in the high number of people in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) who earn $2,000 or more a week (28.6%) and those who own their homes outright (36.7%).

Both areas are almost identical in how many people live in each home, with 2.4 people per household. They also share a high level of accessibility, with nearly every home within a 10-minute walk of public transport. While Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) has seen its gap in overseas arrivals narrow, the difference in working-from-home rates has widened, with 44.6% of Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) residents doing so compared to 34.3% in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan).

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.9 pts higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Born overseas: 16.3 pts higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Median age: 9 yrs older in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Unpaid carers: 2.6 pts higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +10,923 larger in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) gap widening

62,206 60th pct 73,129 72nd pct

Median age in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +9 yrs older in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap steady

44 yrs 81st pct 35 yrs 21st pct

Age structure

23.6% Young adults (25–44) +11.0 pts ▸ 34.6%

29.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +7.9 pts 21.5%

19.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.3 pts 14.2%

16.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.0 pts 14.2%

11.4% Youth (15–24) +4.2 pts ▸ 15.6%

Marital status

47.1% Married ◂ +5.3 pts 41.8%

36.6% Never married +8.3 pts ▸ 44.9%

8.6% Divorced ◂ +1.9 pts 6.7%

5.2% Widowed ◂ +0.9 pts 4.3%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

85+ in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 2.0% females; 85+ in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.5% females
80–84 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.2% females
75–79 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 2.1% females; 75–79 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.5% females
70–74 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females
65–69 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 65–69 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 1.9% females
60–64 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 60–64 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.3% females
55–59 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.7% females
50–54 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.9% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 3.0% females
45–49 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.1% females
40–44 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.1% females
35–39 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 4.0% males, 4.0% females
30–34 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 4.6% males, 4.7% females
25–29 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.7% females; 25–29 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 5.9% males, 5.1% females
20–24 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 5.4% males, 5.0% females
15–19 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.6% females
10–14 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.2% females
5–9 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.3% females
0–4 in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 0–4 in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.3% females

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

68.4% Australia ◂ +16.2 pts 52.2%

0.9% India +6.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.6% China +4.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.4% England ◂ +3.6 pts 1.8%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

0.3% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.3% Philippines +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Ancestry

36.2% English ◂ +16.1 pts 20.1%

27.5% Australian ◂ +8.9 pts 18.6%

5.1% Chinese +9.4 pts ▸ 14.5%

13.7% Irish ◂ +6.0 pts 7.7%

11.2% Scottish ◂ +5.2 pts 6.0%

4.0% Greek +5.5 pts ▸ 9.4%

1.4% Indian +6.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.3% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 6.0%

4.2% German ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

0.5% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.6% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

0.4% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Language

Language used at home

79.3% English only ◂ +26.7 pts 52.6%

3.0% Mandarin +5.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

1.9% Greek +5.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

0.5% Cantonese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.3% Hindi +1.6 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.2% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Vietnamese +1.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.1% Punjabi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.3% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.6% No religion ◂ +7.5 pts 38.1%

40.7% Christianity ◂ +1.9 pts 38.9%

0.8% Hinduism +6.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 5.8%

4.6% Judaism ◂ +2.0 pts 2.6%

1.3% Buddhism +3.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.7% Islam +1.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.4% Other religions +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.44 more in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

1.89 49th pct 1.45 23rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +4 more in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

19 46th pct 15 32nd pct

Students in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +5,100 more in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

11,541 69th pct 6,441 25th pct

Avg size in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +178 larger in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

607 72nd pct 429 39th pct

ICSEA in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +26 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

1,145 96th pct 1,119 89th pct

Highest year of school

79.3% Year 12 ◂ +2.6 pts 76.7%

3.3% Year 9 or below +3.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.9% Year 11 ◂ +1.3 pts 5.6%

5.3% Year 10 +0.1 pts ▸ 5.5%

Highest qualification level

42.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 38.4%

16.8% Postgraduate degree +3.0 pts ▸ 19.8%

13.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.4 pts 13.2%

8.8% Certificate III / IV +3.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 4.7%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Field of qualification

26.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 23.1%

14.7% Society & culture ◂ +3.5 pts 11.1%

8.1% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.6% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 9.0%

3.3% Information technology +4.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.7% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

6.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 4.9%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 3.7%

2.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Agriculture & environment even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +$364 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

$1,222 92nd pct $858 65th pct

Household income in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +$552 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

$2,425 92nd pct $1,873 62nd pct

Family income in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +$1,092 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap widening

$3,500 100th pct $2,408 74th pct

Household income distribution

30.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +15.1 pts 15.6%

24.1% $1,500–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 29.5%

17.8% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 23.0%

11.7% Under $650 +4.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

Personal income distribution

30.6% Under $650 +8.6 pts ▸ 39.2%

23.4% $650–$1,499 +5.6 pts ▸ 29.1%

22.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 20.3%

17.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +11.8 pts 6.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.4% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.6% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.2% Asthma ◂ +0.4 pts 6.9%

7.0% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%

2.7% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%

3.5% Cancer ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.2% None +2.3 pts ▸ 70.5%

18.3% One condition ◂ +1.5 pts 16.7%

4.9% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 4.5%

2.1% Three or more even 2.2%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) even gap narrowing

2.4 29th pct 2.4 29th pct

Family composition

61.8% Couples with children ◂ +3.7 pts 58.1%

27.1% Couples without children +1.5 pts ▸ 28.6%

10.3% One-parent families +0.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

0.8% Other families +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

Household size

32.7% 2 people +0.2 pts ▸ 32.9%

30.6% 1 person ◂ +1.6 pts 29.1%

14.2% 3 people +2.5 pts ▸ 16.7%

15.7% 4 people ◂ +0.6 pts 15.1%

5.6% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

1.2% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +$80 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap widening

$480 89th pct $400 71st pct

Mortgage in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +$833 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) gap widening

$3,000 100th pct $2,167 80th pct

People / bedroom in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.10 higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.8% Rented +8.7 pts ▸ 39.5%

36.7% Owned outright ◂ +8.4 pts 28.2%

29.8% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.2 pts 29.7%

1.7% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.4%

1.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

48.5% Separate house ◂ +0.9 pts 47.7%

30.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.2 pts 28.6%

20.2% Townhouse / semi-detached +3.4 pts ▸ 23.5%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

30.9% 3 bedrooms +4.2 pts ▸ 35.0%

30.5% 2 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 31.4%

21.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +4.4 pts 16.8%

9.0% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.1% 5 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 4.5%

0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

39.0% $350–$549 +12.5 pts ▸ 51.5%

15.1% $200–$349 +8.8 pts ▸ 23.9%

19.3% $750 or more ◂ +16.0 pts 3.4%

18.6% $550–$749 ◂ +6.6 pts 12.0%

4.5% Under $200 +1.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +20.2 pts 27.7%

20.6% $1,800–$2,999 +10.8 pts ▸ 31.4%

12.0% $1,000–$1,799 +9.5 pts ▸ 21.5%

11.9% Under $1,000 +1.2 pts ▸ 13.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +103 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

278 55th pct 381 77th pct

Stops/1k in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.74 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

4.47 47th pct 5.21 63rd pct

Departures/1k in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +734.7 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

1,512.1 70th pct 2,246.8 88th pct

PT routes in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +24 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

25 46th pct 49 86th pct

How people get to work

44.6% Worked at home ◂ +10.3 pts 34.3%

33.4% Car (driver) +5.7 pts ▸ 39.2%

2.3% Train +1.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

2.2% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.3% Bus +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 1 vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 44.6%

37.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.3 pts 33.0%

6.7% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 10.9%

9.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.6 pts 7.8%

4.4% 4 or more ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.1% Professional & technical ◂ +3.7 pts 12.3%

12.6% Health care & social assistance +0.9 pts ▸ 13.5%

9.1% Education & training +2.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Retail trade +1.0 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.0% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%

6.8% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

5.6% Accommodation & food +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.3% Manufacturing +1.2 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.5% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.4% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

2.8% Administrative & support +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

36.6% Professionals ◂ +2.8 pts 33.8%

23.9% Managers ◂ +10.0 pts 13.9%

11.0% Clerical & administrative +1.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.2% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.0% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

8.4% Sales workers +0.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.9% Labourers +3.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.0 higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

8.2 91st pct 8.3 91st pct

Types ≤15 min in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.1 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

7.7 94th pct 7.8 96th pct

15-min city in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) even

99.9% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +2.7 pts higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

96.3% 92nd pct 99.0% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.6 pts higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.8 pts higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

99.6% 99th pct 98.8% 97th pct

Walk to a park in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 84th pct

Walk to health in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +4.4 pts higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

97.7% 98th pct 93.3% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +3.8 more in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

10.4 13th pct 14.2 49th pct

Intersections/km² in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +50 higher in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)

412 96th pct 363 93rd pct

Mean slope in Brighton (Southern Metropolitan)in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) +0.5 pts higher in Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

2.6% 0th pct 3.1% 9th pct

Compare Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan) Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Sandringham (Southern Metropolitan) Malvern (Southern Metropolitan) Prahran (Southern Metropolitan) Albert Park (Southern Metropolitan) Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan)

Compare Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

Clarinda (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) Bentleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Malvern (Southern Metropolitan) Mulgrave (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Caulfield (Southern Metropolitan)

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Brighton (Southern Metropolitan) vs Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21106/brighton/vs/SED26406/oakleigh