23,252 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21,257
- 2016: 23,253
- 2021: 23,252
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Brighton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Brighton is 48, making the area far older than the national figure. With over 23,000 people, it is one of the largest areas of its type in the region. This population is skewed towards older adults and seniors.
23,252
▲ +9.4%
- 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 Brighton — higher than 90% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 23,252 people. This is among the largest counts for areas at this level, and the typical resident is 10 years older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This shift toward older residents is mirrored by a lower percentage of children under 15 compared to most other areas.
24.9% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 53.1% of residents. Only 0.3% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than in most other areas.
0.3% ▲ +68.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Brighton, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
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/sal/SAL20337/brighton/topic/demographics-identity