Brighton · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Brighton

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Stability has defined the local area since 2011, with few residents moving house compared to other regions. Brighton is a settled community where only 37.3% of people have changed homes in the last five years.

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Where Brighton sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

37.3% ▼ -2.3%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brighton — higher than 72% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Brighton37.3%
4017, QLD 37.5%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

While more people have moved here than in most similar areas, this figure is still well below the Queensland rate of 44.8% and the national figure of 40.7%.

37.3% ▼ -2.3%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.1%
  • 2016: 38.6%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 5.4% of the population. This is well below the figures for both Queensland (13.7%) and Australia (14.5%).

5.4% ▼ -63.8%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 9.6%
  • 2021: 5.4%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

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). Migration & Movement in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30373/brighton/topic/mobility-location