Bright Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Bright (3741) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Eastern, Victoria. It is about 213 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Bright is in the federal electorate of Indi.

In the 2011 census the population of Bright was 2,165 and is comprised of approximately 51.7% females and 48.3% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bright is 51 years of age.

77.6% of people living in the suburb of Bright were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.8% England, 1.6% Germany, 1.1% New Zealand, 0.9% Italy, 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Greece, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% Croatia, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Korea, Republic of , 0.3% Northern Ireland.

87.8% of people living in Bright speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Italian, 1.5% German, 0.8% Greek, 0.6% Other, 0.5% Sinhalese, 0.3% Croatian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Polish.

The religious makeup of Bright is 30.6% No religion, 19.5% Catholic, 16.7% Anglican, 9.9% Religious affiliation not stated, 9.0% Uniting Church, 3.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Churches of Christ, 1.5% Buddhism, 1.4% Other religious affiliation .

52.6% of people are married, 25.8% have never married and 9.8% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 163 widowed people living in Bright.

51.3% of the people living in Bright over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 38.6% are working on a part time basis. Bright has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Bright are 18.2% Managers, 16.4% Professionals, 15.7% Technicians & trades workers, 11.9% Sales workers, 11.9% Labourers, 10.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.4% Community & personal service workers, 4.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Bright work in are 23.7% Accommodation and food services, 12.1% Retail trade, 8.7% Health care and social assistance, 8.4% Construction, 6.8% Public administration and safety, 6.7% Education and training, 4.9% Manufacturing, 4.2% Rental, hiring and real estate services, 4.1% Professional, scientific and technical services.

44.8% of homes are fully owned, and 24.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $440 per week and the median household income is $781 per week.

The median rent in Bright is $180 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bright postcode 3741