Brighton (Tas.)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60075
People 4,983
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 34
Families 1,462
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,984
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,528
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,450
Median weekly rent (b) $350
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 2,383 47.9 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,597 52.1 283,804 50.9 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 410 8.2 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 4,414 88.6 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 161 3.2 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

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

Age
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 34 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 380 7.6 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 374 7.5 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 346 6.9 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 248 5.0 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 326 6.5 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 463 9.3 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 418 8.4 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 317 6.4 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 289 5.8 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 312 6.3 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 296 5.9 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 259 5.2 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 249 5.0 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 216 4.3 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 197 4.0 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 139 2.8 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 89 1.8 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 63 1.3 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 1,581 40.7 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 142 3.7 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 353 9.1 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 166 4.3 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,644 42.3 167,621 36.1 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,496 40.8 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 746 20.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,421 38.8 175,696 42.2 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 88 6.5 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 342 25.3 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 173 12.8 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 23 1.7 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 538 39.8 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 139 10.3 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 115 8.5 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 18 1.3 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 279 20.6 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 132 9.8 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 94 7.0 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 224 16.6 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 42 3.1 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 183 13.5 30,895 20.0 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 257 6.6 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 241 6.2 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 184 4.7 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 909 23.4 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 505 13.0 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 236 6.1 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 843 21.7 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.1 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 382 9.8 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 79 2.0 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 14 0.4 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 240 6.2 37,912 8.2 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 2,406 48.3 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 2,341 47.0 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 427 8.6 56,619 10.2 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 387 7.8 26,926 4.8 741,307 2.9
Scottish 320 6.4 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6

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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,585 92.0 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 57 1.1 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 25 0.5 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1
Germany 18 0.4 2,087 0.4 101,255 0.4
India 16 0.3 6,137 1.1 673,352 2.6
Sri Lanka 13 0.3 1,361 0.2 131,904 0.5

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 296 5.9 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 202 4.0 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 107 2.1 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 4,195 83.9 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 199 4.0 31,575 5.7 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)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,307 86.4 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 151 3.0 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 37 0.7 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Poland 37 0.7 2,085 0.4 113,688 0.4
Germany 31 0.6 3,821 0.7 174,724 0.7

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)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 4,398 88.3 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 123 2.5 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
Poland 30 0.6 1,525 0.3 100,622 0.4
New Zealand 29 0.6 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Germany 26 0.5 3,608 0.6 173,712 0.7

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,591 52.0 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 1,065 21.4 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 801 16.1 71,045 12.7 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 231 4.6 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 71 1.4 14,447 2.6 673,260 2.6

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 (Tas.), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (54.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Sinhalese 13 0.3 1,114 0.2 85,869 0.3
German 7 0.1 1,446 0.3 70,247 0.3
Punjabi 7 0.1 2,556 0.5 239,033 0.9
Italian 6 0.1 954 0.2 228,042 0.9
Hindi 6 0.1 1,284 0.2 197,132 0.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,713 94.6 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 62 3.3 20,434 9.4 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,683 69.0 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,066 27.4 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 134 3.4 24,299 5.2 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,588 59.2 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 844 31.5 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 158 5.9 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 94 3.5 16,058 5.9 646,442 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 115 4.4 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 304 11.7 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 297 11.4 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 248 9.6 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 610 23.5 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 554 21.4 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 424 16.3 40,354 15.8 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 474 18.3 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 401 15.5 29,776 11.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 387 14.9 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 313 12.1 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 259 10.0 21,834 8.6 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 251 9.7 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Professionals 224 8.6 50,919 20.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 220 8.5 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7

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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 111 4.3 8,508 3.3 278,221 2.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 98 3.8 7,447 2.9 299,810 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 91 3.5 11,541 4.5 545,158 4.5
Aged Care Residential Services 80 3.1 6,896 2.7 258,274 2.1
Takeaway Food Services 67 2.6 4,683 1.8 232,691 1.9

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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $825 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,798 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,528 N/A $1,358 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,882 72.6 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 128 4.9 13,393 5.3 466,904 3.9
Truck 48 1.9 1,742 0.7 76,657 0.6
Walked only 30 1.2 10,785 4.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 25 1.0 6,275 2.5 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 310 12.0 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 101 3.9 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 38 1.5 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,029 78.2 179,530 70.5 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,562 65.9 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,240 31.9 119,193 25.6 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) 495 12.7 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 389 10.0 83,646 18.0 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 774 19.9 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,037 26.7 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 426 11.0 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 328 8.4 41,900 9.0 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)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 536 10.8 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 493 9.9 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 134 2.7 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 18 0.4 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 254 5.1 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 178 3.6 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 45 0.9 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 93 1.9 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 573 11.5 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 32 0.6 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 396 7.9 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,884 57.9 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 352 7.1 43,649 7.8 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,065 61.5 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,050 21.1 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 350 7.0 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 173 3.5 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 352 7.1 43,649 7.8 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)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Brighton (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 12 0.3 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 123 3.2 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,605 92.7 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 141 3.6 25,336 5.4 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 513 35.1 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 626 42.8 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 309 21.1 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 14 1.0 2,122 1.4 108,941 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.4 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.6 N/A 78.8 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 259 22.7 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 47 4.1 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 324 28.4 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 132 11.6 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 49 4.3 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 196 17.2 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 84 7.4 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 47 4.1 5,755 4.7 253,286 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,868 96.8 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 54 2.8 29,185 11.8 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,530 81.9 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 19 1.0 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 324 17.3 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,389 0.6 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 4 0.2 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 8 0.4 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 424 22.7 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 975 52.2 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 433 23.2 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 24 1.3 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 N/A 2.4 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 47 2.5 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 559 29.8 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 683 36.4 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 565 30.1 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 21 1.1 3,365 1.5 134,848 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 1,422 75.8 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 413 22.0 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 40 2.1 7,429 3.4 361,822 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 482 25.8 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 946 50.6 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 416 22.3 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 8 0.4 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 23 1.2 3,403 1.6 136,538 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.7 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 13.2 N/A 15.0 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 212 51.0 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 175 42.1 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 27 6.5 5,459 9.5 259,992 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,450 N/A 1,313 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) 742 78.4 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 101 10.7 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 98 10.4 8,167 11.3 374,734 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 198 48.6 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 209 51.4 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 25 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,756 N/A 1,370 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 (Tas.) % Brighton (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,300 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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