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Brighton VIC 3186

15,588 addresses · 268 streets

Goldstein Electorate › Bayside (Vic.) LGA › Brighton · 11 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An affluent bayside Melbourne suburb famous for its beach boxes and large homes, Brighton has an older, established profile with a median age of 48. Households average 2.4 people. Median household income is high at $2,710 a week, with rent around $600.

Brighton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 23,252 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,710 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,405,500.

23,252Population
48Median age
$2,710Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: North Brighton, 650 m north-east · Tram stop: Stop 67: Howell Street, 1.8 km east · Bus interchange: Southland Shopping Centre/Karen Street, 7.4 km south-east · Ferry wharf: St Kilda - Williamstown Ferry, 5.7 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 11.9 km south-east.

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Sport & Recreation

21 facilities recorded in Brighton, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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

$3,405,500House · 2024
$1,315,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.2% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 59.4%

Population by age in Brighton
Population by age, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4909
5-142,707
15-191,534
20-241,191
25-341,845
35-442,442
45-543,506
55-643,338
65-742,878
75-841,957
85+958
Dwelling types in Brighton
Dwelling types, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House5,133
Townhouse2,011
Apartment1,777
Other57
Households by weekly income in Brighton
Households by weekly income, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650982
$650-1,4991,488
$1,500-2,9991,979
$3,000+3,935
Top ancestries in Brighton
Top ancestries, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English8,707
Australian6,416
Irish3,211
Other2,672
Scottish2,550
Chinese1,475
Housing tenure in Brighton
Housing tenure, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned4,048
Mortgage2,522
Rented2,131
Other176
Cars per household in Brighton
Cars per household, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0449
13,493
23,512
3951
4+491
Commute to work in Brighton
Commute to work, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,971
Train312
Bus33
Tram/ferry5
Walked279
Bicycle100
Home5,043
Top countries of birth in Brighton
Top countries of birth, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England1,262
China812
New Zealand363
South Africa272
United States243
Italy187
Languages used at home in Brighton
Languages used at home, Brighton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin921
Greek420
Russian304
Italian268
Spanish137
Cantonese132

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

107,565 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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