Brighton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 20,651 people were usually resident in Brighton: of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.9% of people usually resident in Brighton were children aged 0-14 years, and 32.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.6% of people usually resident in Brighton were Australian citizens, 22.4% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Brighton were married, 9.4% were either separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 28.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 71.2% of people usually resident in Brighton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, United States of America 1.2%, South Africa 1.1% and Germany 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Brighton were Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 24.1%, No Religion 18.1%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Judaism 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Brighton were Greek 1.7%, Italian 1.5%, Russian 1.0%, German 0.9% and Mandarin 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 9,986 people aged 15 years and over in Brighton were in the labour force. Of these 59.8% worked full-time, 30.7% worked part-time, 3.8% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.1% were unemployed. 5,820 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Brighton were Professionals 35.3%, Managers 23.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.0%, Labourers 2.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brighton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.6%, School Education 3.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.1% and Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Brighton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $761, the median family income was $2,502 and the median household income was $1,806.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,371 families in Brighton: of these 37.3% were couple families without children, 49.7% were couple families with children, 11.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 7,851 occupied private dwellings were counted in Brighton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Brighton, 60.7% were separate houses, 19.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Brighton, 44.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Brighton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 62.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Brighton, the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Brighton, 68.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.