2,665 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,153
- 2016: 2,272
- 2021: 2,665
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Brighton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in North Brighton are married, making it a predominantly settled community. This is an older area where the typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
2,665
▲ +23.8%
- 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 North Brighton — higher than 82% of areas.
| North Brighton | 2,665 |
|---|---|
| 5048, SA | 15,510 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 2,665 residents, making it larger than about 83% of similar places. The typical person living here is far older than those in South Australia or across the country.
49 yrs ▲ +8.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 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 residents dominate the profile, with 27.5% aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 15.7% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures.
27.5% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Brighton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little over 1% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.9% of the area, which is well below both the state and national figures.
1.2% ▲ +66.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.9% ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Brighton, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for North Brighton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in North Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41041/north-brighton/topic/demographics-identity