2,620 ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,165
- 2016: 2,406
- 2021: 2,620
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bright · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bright
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the people in Bright are married, reflecting a community with a notably older population. The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct demographic where seniors make up a much larger share of the population than in most other areas.
2,620
▲ +21.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bright — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bright is home to 2,620 people, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas. The population is far older than the state and national averages.
49 yrs ▼ -3.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 28.2% of the area, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This contributes to a low proportion of children under 15, which is well below the national figure.
28.2% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bright splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting a little above the national figure at 13.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.8%, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
0.8% ▲ +136.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bright, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20336/bright/topic/demographics-identity