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Bright VIC 3741

2,653 addresses · 133 streets

Indi Electorate › Alpine LGA › Bright · 214 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Bright is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 2,620 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,352 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $1,040,000.

2,620Population
49Median age
$1,352Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bright itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Porepunkah Airport, 6.6 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Bright.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

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

$1,040,000House · 2024
$610,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 83.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bright

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

Tree cover measures, Bright VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202083.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202192.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.8% · Labour-force participation 55.6%

Population by age in Bright
Population by age, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-486
5-14299
15-19127
20-24113
25-34231
35-44315
45-54348
55-64378
65-74389
75-84252
85+84
Dwelling types in Bright
Dwelling types, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House903
Townhouse116
Apartment24
Other4
Households by weekly income in Bright
Households by weekly income, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650190
$650-1,499346
$1,500-2,999271
$3,000+154
Top ancestries in Bright
Top ancestries, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English1,097
Australian952
Scottish319
Irish318
Ancestry NS227
Other198
Housing tenure in Bright
Housing tenure, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned479
Mortgage281
Rented246
Other23
Cars per household in Bright
Cars per household, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
042
1413
2385
3121
4+65
Commute to work in Bright
Commute to work, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car590
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked130
Bicycle28
Home252
Top countries of birth in Bright
Top countries of birth, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England144
New Zealand40
Germany29
South Africa19
Canada14
Italy13
Languages used at home in Bright
Languages used at home, Bright VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German16
Italian15
Greek14
Australian Indigenous13
French11
Nepali10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

12,778 bird observations recorded near Bright — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bright

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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