Brighton (M)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA60410
People 16,512
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 34
Families 4,481
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 6,554
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,111
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $215
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 8,061 48.8 249,478 48.9 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,456 51.2 260,482 51.1 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,544 9.4 23,572 4.6 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,512 people in Brighton (M). Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.4% of the population.

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Age Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 42 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,324 8.0 28,469 5.6 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,365 8.3 31,514 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,205 7.3 30,219 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,162 7.0 31,078 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,085 6.6 29,865 5.9 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,074 6.5 28,703 5.6 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,102 6.7 29,328 5.8 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,061 6.4 28,333 5.6 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,097 6.6 31,495 6.2 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,083 6.6 34,512 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 954 5.8 35,538 7.0 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,038 6.3 37,378 7.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 978 5.9 34,778 6.8 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 801 4.9 32,945 6.5 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 511 3.1 24,434 4.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 350 2.1 17,613 3.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 177 1.1 11,994 2.4 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 144 0.9 11,767 2.3 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Brighton (M) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 5,127 40.6 193,360 46.1 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 493 3.9 14,675 3.5 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,189 9.4 43,274 10.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 586 4.6 26,962 6.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,226 41.4 141,488 33.7 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Brighton (M) aged 15 years and over, 40.6% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,615 40.8 167,398 45.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,822 16.1 45,527 12.5 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,870 43.1 152,391 41.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Brighton (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 134 2.7 3,736 2.5 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,226 24.2 31,234 21.3 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 469 9.3 8,077 5.5 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 111 2.2 4,467 3.0 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 671 13.3 17,971 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 331 6.5 6,630 4.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 36 0.7 4,840 3.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 357 7.1 10,630 7.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 256 5.1 18,250 12.4 1,160,626 16.1
Other 78 1.5 2,810 1.9 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,387 27.4 38,329 26.1 1,707,023 23.7

In Brighton (M) 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.6% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 709 5.6 67,863 16.2 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 693 5.5 31,487 7.5 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 383 3.0 12,132 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,104 16.7 62,121 14.8 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,562 12.4 50,460 12.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 763 6.0 19,697 4.7 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,856 22.6 73,242 17.4 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 15 0.1 384 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 48 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,531 12.1 43,314 10.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 39 0.3 1,641 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,621 12.8 46,190 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Brighton (M), 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 8,189 38.6 220,382 32.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 7,415 35.0 227,074 33.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,508 7.1 55,702 8.2 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 960 4.5 47,546 7.0 2,023,470 6.4
German 479 2.3 18,391 2.7 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Brighton (M) were Australian 38.6%, English 35.0%, Irish 7.1%, Scottish 4.5% and German 2.3%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Brighton (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 14,406 87.4 411,490 80.7 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 259 1.6 18,776 3.7 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 90 0.5 4,977 1.0 518,466 2.2
Philippines 48 0.3 1,616 0.3 232,386 1.0
Germany 44 0.3 2,108 0.4 102,595 0.4
Scotland 35 0.2 2,283 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Brighton (M), 87.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.6%, New Zealand 0.5%, Philippines 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Scotland 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,010 6.1 73,757 14.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 605 3.7 27,091 5.3 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 324 2.0 18,595 3.6 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 13,191 79.9 353,447 69.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Brighton (M), 79.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 13,632 82.7 374,705 73.5 12,231,150 52.3
England 496 3.0 28,820 5.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 145 0.9 6,786 1.3 617,331 2.6
Germany 83 0.5 3,624 0.7 170,571 0.7
Scotland 80 0.5 5,174 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Brighton (M), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.7%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.5% and Scotland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 13,980 84.8 383,599 75.2 12,643,365 54.0
England 406 2.5 26,528 5.2 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 105 0.6 6,518 1.3 608,329 2.6
Germany 75 0.5 3,423 0.7 169,618 0.7
Philippines 73 0.4 2,427 0.5 325,049 1.4

In Brighton (M), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.8%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 0.6%, Germany 0.5% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 6,558 39.7 192,515 37.8 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 4,033 24.4 103,839 20.4 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 3,067 18.6 79,454 15.6 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,579 9.6 49,690 9.7 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 335 2.0 19,341 3.8 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Brighton (M) were No Religion, so described 39.7%, Anglican 24.4%, Catholic 18.6%, Not stated 9.6% and Uniting Church 2.0%. In Brighton (M), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Italian 31 0.2 1,096 0.2 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 30 0.2 3,971 0.8 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 24 0.1 617 0.1 111,273 0.5
German 23 0.1 1,576 0.3 79,353 0.3
Greek 23 0.1 1,191 0.2 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 15,088 91.5 450,411 88.3 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 216 3.5 13,712 6.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Brighton (M) 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Tagalog 0.1%, German 0.1% and Greek 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,929 54.5 121,822 52.3 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,306 32.0 81,601 35.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 398 5.5 13,162 5.7 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 574 8.0 16,365 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 7,207 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brighton (M). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 748 11.2 28,693 13.2 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 714 10.7 24,125 11.1 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 853 12.8 28,779 13.3 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,553 23.4 42,568 19.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,374 35.7 79,249 36.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Brighton (M), 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,087 16.4 30,243 14.0 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 973 14.7 25,183 11.6 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 961 14.5 26,754 12.4 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 958 14.4 28,194 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 774 11.7 21,402 9.9 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 603 9.1 13,800 6.4 670,106 6.3
Managers 595 9.0 26,467 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 561 8.5 40,772 18.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Brighton (M) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Labourers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1%, Managers 9.0% and Professionals 8.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 287 4.4 6,511 3.0 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 278 4.3 6,139 2.8 211,621 2.0
Other Social Assistance Services 183 2.8 4,713 2.2 158,230 1.5
Takeaway Food Services 166 2.6 3,967 1.8 189,447 1.8
Road Freight Transport 162 2.5 2,729 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Brighton (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 568 -- 573 -- 662 --
Family 1,303 -- 1,399 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,111 -- 1,100 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brighton (M) was $568.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,776 72.0 141,396 65.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 430 6.5 12,541 5.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 159 2.4 10,135 4.7 503,582 4.7
Bus 128 1.9 5,226 2.4 323,201 3.0
Truck 100 1.5 1,695 0.8 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 181 2.7 6,510 3.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,276 79.5 156,315 72.2 7,305,271 68.4

In Brighton (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.0%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Worked at home 2.4%, Bus 1.9% and Truck 1.5%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,234 65.2 295,218 70.3 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,930 31.1 111,542 26.6 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,493 11.8 49,528 11.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,589 12.6 89,216 21.3 3,620,726 19.0

In Brighton (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,179 17.2 83,591 19.9 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,234 25.6 113,245 27.0 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,544 12.2 55,346 13.2 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,282 10.1 43,040 10.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Brighton (M), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,439 32.1 57,849 43.1 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,835 41.0 51,286 38.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,138 25.4 23,423 17.4 959,543 15.8
Other family 67 1.5 1,781 1.3 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Brighton (M), 41.0% were couple families with children, 32.1% were couple families without children and 25.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.3 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.7 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Brighton (M), 16.3% of single parents were male and 83.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 663 20.2 18,546 17.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 117 3.6 5,538 5.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 763 23.3 24,746 22.7 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 455 13.9 12,935 11.9 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 232 7.1 7,876 7.2 302,037 6.0
Both not working 686 20.9 26,810 24.6 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 197 6.0 6,016 5.5 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 164 5.0 6,662 6.1 311,381 6.2

In Brighton (M), of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,842 94.2 197,575 86.0 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 362 5.8 32,135 14.0 1,039,874 11.2

In Brighton (M), 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,208 89.1 172,998 87.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 86 1.5 11,376 5.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 519 8.9 11,267 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 0.2 1,202 0.6 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Brighton (M), 89.1% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.9% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.2 772 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 124 2.1 9,381 4.7 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 781 13.4 40,523 20.5 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,646 62.4 99,381 50.3 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,133 19.4 42,983 21.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 147 2.5 4,535 2.3 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.3 -- 2.6 --

In Brighton (M), of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 62.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,353 23.2 70,444 35.7 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,387 40.9 66,218 33.5 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,917 32.8 54,034 27.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 30 0.5 1,676 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 149 2.6 5,201 2.6 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Brighton (M), 23.2% were owned outright, 40.9% were owned with a mortgage and 32.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 4,400 75.4 132,574 67.1 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,293 22.2 58,517 29.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 142 2.4 6,492 3.3 354,917 4.3

In Brighton (M), of all households, 75.4% were family households, 22.2% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

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Household income Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.5 -- 26.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.8 -- 8.3 -- 16.4

In Brighton (M), 24.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent 215 -- 230 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.8 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.2 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,300 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 94.9 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 5.1 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 447 7.6 13,694 6.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,796 30.7 69,261 35.1 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,932 33.1 69,092 35.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,403 24.0 38,398 19.4 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 267 4.6 7,139 3.6 285,197 3.4

In Brighton (M), 30.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,367 23.4 38,482 19.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,320 74.0 154,061 78.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 149 2.6 5,032 2.5 221,494 2.7

In Brighton (M), 74.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 757 48.8 11,578 49.1 322,171 49.6
Female 794 51.2 11,993 50.9 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 24 -- 23 --

In Brighton (M), 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,014 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

In Brighton (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,014.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brighton (M) % Brighton (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Brighton (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.