Brighton (Vic.)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL20337
People 23,252
Male 47.1%
Female 52.9%
Median age 48
Families 6,406
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 10,536
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $2,710
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,467
Median weekly rent (b) $600
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 10,956 47.1 3,200,963 49.2 12,545,154 49.3
Female 12,292 52.9 3,302,528 50.8 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 59 0.3 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 22,444 96.5 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 744 3.2 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 48 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 909 3.9 375,900 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,181 5.1 402,168 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,524 6.6 391,388 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,534 6.6 363,201 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,191 5.1 410,337 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 877 3.8 475,532 7.3 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 968 4.2 499,959 7.7 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,170 5.0 489,927 7.5 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,271 5.5 428,808 6.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,647 7.1 416,524 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,860 8.0 410,360 6.3 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,719 7.4 383,916 5.9 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 1,613 6.9 362,634 5.6 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 1,390 6.0 320,562 4.9 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 1,488 6.4 285,000 4.4 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 1,169 5.0 203,205 3.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 786 3.4 141,601 2.2 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 958 4.1 142,475 2.2 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 10,421 53.1 2,496,618 46.8 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 449 2.3 163,443 3.1 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,658 8.4 436,174 8.2 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 1,256 6.4 262,392 4.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 5,848 29.8 1,975,412 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 9,320 52.3 2,278,239 46.7 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,648 9.3 544,957 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 6,845 38.4 2,054,902 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 421 6.3 139,502 7.1 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 757 11.3 354,535 18.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 355 5.3 106,832 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 613 9.1 58,184 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,725 25.7 520,258 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 242 3.6 230,448 11.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 292 4.3 96,560 4.9 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,281 19.1 84,706 4.3 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,811 27.0 412,219 21.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 232 3.5 155,358 7.9 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,450 21.6 325,961 16.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,688 25.1 482,005 24.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 164 2.4 70,054 3.6 242,821 3.2
Not stated 911 13.6 340,941 17.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9,375 47.7 1,557,447 29.2 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,964 10.0 521,291 9.8 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 286 1.5 179,000 3.4 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 819 4.2 580,494 10.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,987 15.2 797,281 14.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 957 4.9 304,927 5.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 853 4.3 389,680 7.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,250 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 647 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 683 3.5 422,139 7.9 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 480 2.4 111,674 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 38 0.2 59,722 1.1 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,193 6.1 406,049 7.6 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 8,707 37.4 1,900,089 29.2 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 6,416 27.6 1,770,726 27.2 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 3,211 13.8 611,788 9.4 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 2,550 11.0 534,459 8.2 2,176,777 8.6
Chinese 1,475 6.3 427,467 6.6 1,390,639 5.5

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 16,064 69.1 4,228,667 65.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,262 5.4 174,552 2.7 927,490 3.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 812 3.5 171,447 2.6 549,618 2.2
New Zealand 363 1.6 99,344 1.5 530,492 2.1
South Africa 272 1.2 31,274 0.5 189,207 0.7
United States of America 243 1.0 23,964 0.4 101,309 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,127 35.0 2,684,522 41.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 1,890 8.1 410,848 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 1,496 6.4 298,977 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 10,771 46.3 2,757,268 42.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 963 4.1 351,877 5.4 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,293 52.9 3,065,587 47.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 1,875 8.1 318,462 4.9 1,626,778 6.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,029 4.4 239,218 3.7 784,594 3.1
Italy 617 2.7 185,164 2.8 477,065 1.9
Greece 496 2.1 110,331 1.7 232,114 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,678 54.5 3,179,788 48.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 1,735 7.5 288,747 4.4 1,488,479 5.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,023 4.4 239,730 3.7 787,673 3.1
Italy 499 2.1 157,999 2.4 391,399 1.5
New Zealand 468 2.0 114,018 1.8 650,743 2.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 9,567 41.1 2,523,448 38.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 5,094 21.9 1,335,784 20.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 3,186 13.7 425,007 6.5 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 1,229 5.3 412,883 6.3 1,751,052 6.9
Eastern Orthodox 915 3.9 216,791 3.3 535,470 2.1

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Brighton (Vic.), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.1%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 921 4.0 221,798 3.4 685,274 2.7
Greek 420 1.8 107,158 1.6 229,643 0.9
Russian 304 1.3 18,205 0.3 54,883 0.2
Italian 268 1.2 92,320 1.4 228,042 0.9
Spanish 137 0.6 43,181 0.7 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 18,711 80.5 4,369,804 67.2 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,749 19.5 722,004 30.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 11,671 59.4 3,330,560 62.4 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 7,159 36.5 1,719,644 32.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 808 4.1 283,829 5.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,538 56.0 1,871,278 56.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 4,029 34.5 1,076,741 32.3 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 667 5.7 214,876 6.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 431 3.7 167,667 5.0 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 512 4.6 160,594 5.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 1,915 17.0 455,966 14.4 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 1,278 11.4 371,345 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 831 7.4 249,436 7.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,357 12.1 658,731 20.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 2,317 20.6 685,482 21.7 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 2,863 25.5 527,063 16.7 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,127 36.7 790,960 25.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 2,922 26.0 442,109 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,253 11.2 392,444 12.4 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 939 8.4 263,317 8.3 986,433 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 836 7.4 347,570 11.0 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 525 4.7 399,460 12.6 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 268 2.4 277,292 8.8 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 124 1.1 187,939 5.9 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 409 3.6 146,890 4.6 545,158 4.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 378 3.4 67,561 2.1 221,712 1.8
Legal Services 336 3.0 32,708 1.0 122,958 1.0
Accounting Services 300 2.7 41,659 1.3 146,553 1.2
Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 292 2.6 26,451 0.8 94,933 0.8

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,259 N/A $803 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,778 N/A $2,136 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,710 N/A $1,759 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,769 33.5 1,578,210 49.9 6,347,498 52.7
Train 312 2.8 51,921 1.6 170,326 1.4
Walked only 279 2.5 72,373 2.3 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 202 1.8 110,123 3.5 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 100 0.9 22,267 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 1,244 11.1 353,067 11.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 5,043 44.9 814,082 25.7 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 443 3.9 138,867 4.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 4,026 35.8 1,723,018 54.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 14,766 75.2 3,583,114 67.2 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 5,319 27.1 1,402,952 26.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,912 14.8 689,210 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,591 18.3 712,003 13.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 4,544 23.2 1,064,059 19.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 6,019 30.7 1,445,125 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 2,667 13.6 629,720 11.8 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,533 7.8 444,213 8.3 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,833 7.9 518,633 8.0 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,609 6.9 543,047 8.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 944 4.1 179,326 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 304 1.3 45,946 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 636 2.7 303,371 4.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 1,047 4.5 243,130 3.7 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 191 0.8 57,437 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 286 1.2 97,270 1.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,467 6.3 571,150 8.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 234 1.0 59,844 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,713 7.4 519,110 8.0 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 14,852 63.9 3,969,506 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 1,391 6.0 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 15,778 67.9 4,228,219 65.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 4,318 18.6 1,224,496 18.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 1,239 5.3 371,819 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 524 2.3 186,237 2.9 772,142 3.0
Not stated 1,391 6.0 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Currently serving 26 0.1 10,839 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 397 2.0 94,393 1.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 18,356 93.5 4,936,372 92.5 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 851 4.3 292,432 5.5 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,642 41.2 645,543 37.6 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 2,912 45.5 782,321 45.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 776 12.1 262,040 15.2 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 69 1.1 28,875 1.7 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.3 N/A 19.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.7 N/A 80.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,230 22.1 323,693 22.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 299 5.4 70,928 5.0 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,123 20.2 322,757 22.6 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 815 14.7 189,173 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 456 8.2 90,569 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 1,175 21.1 283,160 19.8 1,163,744 21.0
Other 275 4.9 97,725 6.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 184 3.3 49,854 3.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,981 87.9 2,390,232 88.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,238 12.1 298,029 11.1 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,133 57.2 1,755,423 73.4 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,011 22.4 332,251 13.9 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,777 19.8 289,120 12.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 57 0.6 10,455 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 4 0.0 7,798 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 420 4.7 122,594 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,457 27.4 456,624 19.1 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 3,040 33.9 992,656 41.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 2,969 33.1 778,065 32.6 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 89 1.0 32,490 1.4 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 449 5.0 179,348 7.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 3,493 38.9 856,243 35.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 3,512 39.1 880,945 36.9 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,438 16.0 440,086 18.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 88 1.0 33,611 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 6,327 70.5 1,676,129 70.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,494 27.8 619,542 25.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 159 1.8 94,559 4.0 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,048 45.1 768,730 32.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 2,522 28.1 862,658 36.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 2,131 23.7 681,419 28.5 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 176 2.0 41,752 1.7 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 107 1.2 35,676 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.7 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 47.0 N/A 24.2 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 600 N/A 370 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 1,223 57.4 413,492 60.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 720 33.8 210,437 30.9 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 186 8.7 57,493 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,467 N/A 1,859 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,619 64.2 637,758 73.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 568 22.5 133,287 15.5 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 331 13.1 91,606 10.6 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 31 55.4 32,862 50.1 403,709 49.7
Female 25 44.6 32,782 49.9 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 21 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 3,749 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Brighton (Vic.) % Brighton (Vic.) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 690 N/A 330 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 N/A 1,600 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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