Census 2011 → 2021

Brighton population growth

How the population of Brighton, VIC (3186) changed across ABS Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+6.5% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

2011 population

21,837

2016 population

23,253

2021 population

23,252

2011 → 2021

+6.5%

-1 since 2016

Brighton trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

23,252

was 23,253 in 2016

-1 · 0%

Median rent

$600/wk

was $522/wk in 2016

+$78 · +14.9%

Household income

$2,710/wk

was $2,410/wk in 2016

+$300 · +12.4%

Median age

was 45 in 2016

+3 · +6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2011, 2016 & 2021. Methodology