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Brighton SA 5048

2,501 addresses · 74 streets

Boothby Electorate › Holdfast Bay LGA › Brighton · 12 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Brighton is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,834 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,692 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,428,000.

3,834Population
49Median age
$1,692Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Brighton (SA) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Brighton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Brighton, 450 m south-west · Tram stop: Brighton Road (Stop 15), 4.3 km north · Bus interchange: Marion Centre Interchange, 2.1 km east · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 8.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,428,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Brighton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Brighton SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 58.1%

Population by age in Brighton
Population by age, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4137
5-14376
15-19230
20-24167
25-34341
35-44436
45-54496
55-64616
65-74538
75-84327
85+159
Dwelling types in Brighton
Dwelling types, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,030
Townhouse533
Apartment74
Other15
Households by weekly income in Brighton
Households by weekly income, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650248
$650-1,499460
$1,500-2,999444
$3,000+407
Top ancestries in Brighton
Top ancestries, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,826
Australian1,282
Irish461
Scottish423
Other332
German259
Housing tenure in Brighton
Housing tenure, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned713
Mortgage479
Rented387
Other48
Cars per household in Brighton
Cars per household, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
0134
1647
2613
3150
4+88
Commute to work in Brighton
Commute to work, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,117
Train107
Bus15
Tram/ferry7
Walked49
Bicycle22
Home273
Top countries of birth in Brighton
Top countries of birth, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
England362
Scotland59
New Zealand52
South Africa38
India26
Brazil21
Languages used at home in Brighton
Languages used at home, Brighton SA (ABS Census 2021)
Greek29
Mandarin23
Portuguese22
Italian17
Arabic15
German15

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,896 bird observations recorded near Brighton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Brighton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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