Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Brighton-Le-Sands suburb profile
Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW · Postcode 2216
This Brighton-Le-Sands suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW (postcode 2216). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Brighton-Le-Sands with nearby suburbs.
Brighton-Le-Sands at a glance
Population
8,336
Median rent
$450/wk
Household income
$1,582/wk
Median age
43
Brighton-Le-Sands trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+4.9% over 10 years
Population
8,336
was 8,325 in 2016
+11 · +0.1%
Median rent
$450/wk
was $435/wk in 2016
+$15 · +3.4%
Household income
$1,582/wk
was $1,367/wk in 2016
+$215 · +15.7%
Median age
43
was 40 in 2016
+3 · +7.5%
Dig deeper: Brighton-Le-Sands population growth · Brighton-Le-Sands then and now
Brighton-Le-Sands people
- Population
- 8,336
- Median age
- 43
- Born overseas
- 42.3%
- Average household size
- 2.2
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Brighton-Le-Sands income
- Median household income
- $1,582/wk
- Median personal income
- $814/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Brighton-Le-Sands housing
- Median rent
- $450/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,300/mo
- Separate houses
- 26.7%
- Flats & apartments
- 54%
- Owned outright
- 27.5%
- Mortgaged
- 20.3%
- Rented
- 39%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 10.2%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Brighton-Le-Sands work
- Employment to population
- 52.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Year 12 or above
- 63%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
Nearby suburb profiles (near 2216)
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About this Brighton-Le-Sands suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Brighton-Le-Sands. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology · Richest suburbs in Sydney