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Brighton flood & bushfire risk

Of Brighton’s 5,055 mapped properties, 37.2% are in a mapped flood area and 10.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

37.2%
In a flood area
10.4%
In a bushfire area
5,055
Mapped properties

Crime near Brighton

Brighton sits in the Sandgate police division, which recorded 3,085 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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146
Break-ins
75
Vehicle theft
933
Other theft
205
Property damage
166
Fraud
27
Handling stolen goods
266
Assault
73
Sexual offences
18
Robbery
77
Other against the person
1
Homicide
1,098
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,085 total. Figures are for the whole Sandgate police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Brighton

Brighton is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential85.1% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Other6.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: CN2 - District

Residential3.3% of properties

Character / infill residential — older-style homes, with some infill like townhouses or duplexes allowed.

Zone: CR1 - Character

School catchments in Brighton

PrimaryBrighton SS · Nashville SS
JuniorBracken Ridge SHS
SeniorBracken Ridge SHS

Brighton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Brighton

At the 2021 Census, 18.3% of Brighton’s 9,664 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.4%
Australian37.5%
Irish15.5%
Scottish13.9%
German7.1%
Italian3.2%

Top countries of birth

England5.7%
New Zealand3.8%
Scotland0.8%
South Africa0.6%
Philippines0.5%
Germany0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Brighton

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Brighton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Brighton address:

Nearby suburbs

Sandgate · 45.6% floodDeagon · 39.3% floodBracken Ridge · 3.7% floodShorncliffe · 45.2% floodGriffin · 45.6% floodClontarf · 36.1% flood

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.