2,481 ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,774
- 2016: 2,310
- 2021: 2,481
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bright · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Bright
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population that has grown by 40% since 2011 defines the recent shift in Bright. This growth has come alongside a significant aging trend, with the typical resident now 10 years older than they were a decade ago. Today, the typical person living here is 49, making the area far older than the national figure.
2,481
▲ +39.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bright — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Bright's population grew to 2,481 people by 2021, adding about 707 residents since 2011. This makes it larger than about 77% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +25.6%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The community is heavily weighted toward older residents, with 28.5% aged 65 and over—a figure far above the national average. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in children under 15, who now make up 14.3% of the population, well below the Victorian figure.
28.5% ▲ +96.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -36.6%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bright splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for its level. De facto relationships have become more common, rising to 13.6% and sitting a little above the national figure.
0.8% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bright, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215015/bright/topic/demographics-identity