2.6 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Brighton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Couples with children make up 60.9% of families in Brighton, making it a primary hub for family life. Most homes here house more people than the national figure, with a high proportion of households consisting of two or more parents and children.
2.6
▲ +4.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton — higher than 57% of areas.
| Brighton | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 4017, QLD | 2.6 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Brighton holds 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. About 24.8% of residents live alone, a figure that is about the same as both the Queensland and national averages.
24.8% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Brighton, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 3 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 14% of the total, which is higher than most similar areas. This is slightly below the Queensland figure of 15.4% and about the same as the national average.
14.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Brighton, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
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). Family & Households in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30373/brighton/topic/family-households