18,995 ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15,460
- 2016: 16,512
- 2021: 18,995
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brighton · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Brighton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Brighton, where the typical resident is just 35. This creates a community skewed toward young adults and children, with the population growing by 23% to 18,995 people since 2011.
18,995
▲ +22.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton — higher than 59% of areas.
| Brighton | 18,995 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 247,086 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the state figure of 42 and the national figure of 38. This age has crept up by two years since 2011.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 14.1%, a figure well below both Tasmania and Australia.
14.1% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 11.6% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.7%.
11.6% ▲ +54.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Brighton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60410/brighton/topic/demographics-identity