Brighton vs Pontville

Brighton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Pontville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pontville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Pontville: a median of $805,000, against $650,000 in Brighton. On these figures, Brighton tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Pontville suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Pontville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 82%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)
  • But Brighton has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Brighton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($367,500 vs $880,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($650,500 vs $805,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Brighton has a bigger rental market to choose from (23% vs 8%)
  • Pontville leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 23%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Brighton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (26.8 km vs 29.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Brighton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 6%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Brighton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs 8.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Brighton and Pontville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Brighton Pontville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Brighton Pontville
Walkability 15 / 10
Brighton — Walkability: 15/100 Pontville — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 7 / 5
Brighton — Low fire risk: 7/100 Pontville — Low fire risk: 5/100

Demographics

Brighton has more residents (4,983 vs 675); Pontville has higher household incomes ($112,216 vs $79,456).

Brighton Pontville
Population 4,983
+86% vs other
 675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.0% +8.3%
Median age 34 43
Median household income $79,456/yr $112,216/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brighton Pontville
0-4 7.6% / 3.0%
Brighton — 0-4: 7.6% Pontville — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 14.4% / 12.4%
Brighton — 5-14: 14.4% Pontville — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 5.0% / 9.5%
Brighton — 15-19: 5.0% Pontville — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 6.5% / 5.0%
Brighton — 20-24: 6.5% Pontville — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 17.7% / 10.7%
Brighton — 25-34: 17.7% Pontville — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 12.1% / 11.7%
Brighton — 35-44: 12.1% Pontville — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 12.3% / 19.9%
Brighton — 45-54: 12.3% Pontville — 45-54: 19.9%
55-64 10.1% / 15.4%
Brighton — 55-64: 10.1% Pontville — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 8.2% / 8.9%
Brighton — 65-74: 8.2% Pontville — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 4.5% / 3.0%
Brighton — 75-84: 4.5% Pontville — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 1.3% / 0.4%
Brighton — 85+: 1.3% Pontville — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brighton 44.7% couple families
Brighton — Couple Families: 44.7% Brighton — Lone Person: 29.5% Brighton — One Parent Families: 22.0% Brighton — Group Household: 2.9% Brighton — Other Families: 1.0%
Pontville 60.0% couple families
Pontville — Couple Families: 60.0% Pontville — Lone Person: 16.7% Pontville — One Parent Families: 16.0% Pontville — Group Household: 5.3% Pontville — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Brighton 22.6% renting
Brighton — Owned Outright: 26.1% Brighton — Mortgage: 51.3% Brighton — Renting: 22.6%
Pontville 7.9% renting
Pontville — Owned Outright: 33.3% Pontville — Mortgage: 58.8% Pontville — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Brighton Pontville
England 1.1% / 2.1%
Brighton — England: 1.1% Pontville — England: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.5% / —
Brighton — New Zealand: 0.5% Pontville — New Zealand: not among its largest
Germany 0.4% / —
Brighton — Germany: 0.4% Pontville — Germany: not among its largest
India 0.3% / —
Brighton — India: 0.3% Pontville — India: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 0.3% / —
Brighton — Sri Lanka: 0.3% Pontville — Sri Lanka: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Brighton Pontville
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 22.4%
Brighton — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Pontville — Certificate III & IV: 22.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 7.0%
Brighton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Pontville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 6.5%
Brighton — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Pontville — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.6% / 1.9%
Brighton — Postgraduate Degree: 0.6% Pontville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.3%
Brighton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Pontville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brighton 81.9% houses
Brighton — Houses: 81.9% Brighton — Flats / Apartments: 17.1% Brighton — Townhouses: 1.0%
Pontville 93.9% houses
Pontville — Houses: 93.9% Pontville — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Pontville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Brighton Pontville
Median house price $650,500 $805,000
Median unit price $505,000 —
Median land price $367,500 $880,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 59 sales
 17 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Brighton Pontville
Rural and farming 80% 87%
Residential 8% 1%
Environmental 5% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Brighton Pontville
New dwellings approved 153
across Brighton
 45
across Southern Midlands
Approvals change year on year -10% +33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Brighton Pontville
Houses 4.6%
$620/wk on $697K
 —
Units 5.5%
$520/wk on $495K
 —

Ranking within TAS

Brighton Pontville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 71% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 76% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 28% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 71% of TAS —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 88% of TAS —

Liveability

Pontville scores higher overall (42 vs 36).

Brighton Pontville
Grade D C
Score 36/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Brighton Pontville
Bushfire High
93/100
 High
95/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Brighton Pontville
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Brighton

  • Brighton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Brighton High School Government · Secondary below peers

Schools in Pontville

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Brighton Pontville
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 2 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Pontville sits further from the CBD (29.5 km vs 26.8 km).

Brighton Pontville
Walkability score 15/100 10/100
Distance to Hobart 26.8 km 29.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 26 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7030
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7030
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Brighton Pontville
Car (driver) 86.6% / 86.2%
Brighton — Car (driver): 86.6% Pontville — Car (driver): 86.2%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.5%
Brighton — Car (passenger): 5.9% Pontville — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Worked from Home 4.6% / 6.2%
Brighton — Worked from Home: 4.6% Pontville — Worked from Home: 6.2%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.2%
Brighton — Walked Only: 1.4% Pontville — Walked Only: 1.2%
Bus 1.5% / —
Brighton — Bus: 1.5% Pontville — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.6%).

Setting

Brighton Pontville
Elevation 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 53 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 17.9 km

NBN connectivity

Brighton Pontville
Connectivity score 65/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
2,281 premises
 25%
268 premises

Climate

Brighton Pontville
Annual rainfall 507 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Brighton Pontville
Average residential rate $1,772/yr $1,381/yr
Council Brighton Southern Midlands

Federal electorate

Brighton Pontville
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Brighton Pontville
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Brighton

Easy Commute Family Outer Transport Hub

Pontville

Acreage Outer

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