Brighton (Victoria)

Brighton
Brighton Beach
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne Founded : 1840
Coordinates : 37 ° 55 ′  S , 145 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 55 ′  S , 145 ° 0 ′  E Area : 8.4  km²
Residents : 23,253 (2016) Population density : 2768 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3186 LGA : City of Bayside
Brighton

Brighton ( Victoria , Australia ) is a suburb of Melbourne . Geographically, this is on the Bayside, i.e. on the eastern coast of Port Phillip Bay and belongs to the Bayside City .

The Suburb has the reputation of being one of the richest districts in Melbourne and has an extremely high quality of life, as it is not far from the center (approx. 12 km) and right on the beach.

sons and daughters of the town

• Percy Grainger , Australian composer and professor

Web links

• Information about Melbourne (English)
• General information about Brighton (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Brighton (Vic.) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.