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Homeowners in Brighton, Tasmania

Brighton, by the people who own it.

1,428 of Brighton's 1,868 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 76 in every 100, against 70 across Tasmania. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Brighton by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Brighton

1,428owner-occupied homes
482owned outright
946with a mortgage
1,266owner-occupied houses
4,983residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Brighton76%1,428
Tasmania70%153,199
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Brighton (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

26 in 100 homes owned outright

482 households in Brighton have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

76 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Brighton, 76 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

More owners than most of Tasmania

76 in every 100 homes in Brighton are lived in by their owners, against 70 across Tasmania. Streets like that tend to stay put.

On Doorstep in Brighton

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Brighton.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Brighton →

Run a business here?

Reach Brighton's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve Brighton, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Brighton

How many homes in Brighton are owner-occupied?

1,428 of Brighton's 1,868 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (76%): 482 owned outright and 946 with a mortgage. Across Tasmania the figure is 70%.

Is Doorstep available in Brighton?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Brighton is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Brighton see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in Brighton.

Free on the App Store. Type your suburb when you join; nobody ever sees your address.