27.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Brighton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
More than a quarter of residents in Brighton were born overseas, contributing to a diverse mix of backgrounds. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with a combined 65% of the population claiming these roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 37.4%, followed by Australian at 27.6%, Irish at 13.8%, Scottish at 11% and Chinese at 6.3%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 27.4% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national average of 27.7%, though it is a little below the Victorian figure of 30%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20337/brighton/topic/ancestry-heritage