Brighton, Victoria

Brighton
MelbourneVictoria
Brighton Town Hall
Brighton is located in Melbourne
Brighton
Brighton
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Coordinates37°54′18″S 144°59′46″E / 37.905°S 144.996°E / -37.905; 144.996
Population23,252 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2,836/km2 (7,340/sq mi)
Established1840
Postcode(s)3186
Elevation15 m (49 ft)
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Location11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Bayside
State electorate(s)Brighton
Federal division(s)Goldstein
Suburbs around Brighton:
Port Phillip Elwood Elsternwick
Port Phillip Brighton Brighton East
Port Phillip Hampton Hampton

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]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brighton (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ "Postcode for Brighton, Victoria (near Melbourne) - Postcodes Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ Monash University Gazetteer. "Australian Places – Brighton". Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2008.