3,834 ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,397
- 2016: 3,564
- 2021: 3,834
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 49, making this area far older than most other parts of the state. This senior-heavy population defines the local feel, with over a quarter of the 3,834 residents aged 65 or over.
3,834
▲ +12.9%
- 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 86% of areas.
| Brighton | 3,834 |
|---|---|
| 5048, SA | 15,510 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 87% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of South Australia and Australia.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.4%. This helps explain why the typical resident is so much older than the state average.
26.6% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
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+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, though the share of people in de facto relationships is a little below the national figure. Only 1.0% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
1.0% ▲ +393.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.3% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 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 51%; Never married is next at 29%.
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/SAL40160/brighton/topic/demographics-identity