| Brighton Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Brighton Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
  Brighton | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°54′18″S 144°59′46″E / 37.905°S 144.996°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 23,252 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,836/km2 (7,340/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3186 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bayside | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Brighton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Goldstein | ||||||||||||||
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Brighton is an affluent suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Bayside local government area. Brighton recorded a population of 23,252 at the 2021 census.[1]
Brighton is named after Brighton in England.[3]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brighton (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Postcode for Brighton, Victoria (near Melbourne) - Postcodes Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Monash University Gazetteer. "Australian Places – Brighton". Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
