18.2% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Brighton now identify with their ancestral roots compared to 2011. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with English listed by 45.4% of residents. This mix reflects a community with strong ties to traditional British and Australian heritage.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 45.4%, followed by Australian at 37.5%. Other common ancestral roots include Irish at 15.5%, Scottish at 13.9%, and German at 7.1%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 18.2% of people were born overseas, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most residents were born here (78.7%), while the next most common birthplaces are England (5.7%) and New Zealand (3.8%).
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/SAL30373/brighton/topic/ancestry-heritage