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Brighton

South Australia · Holdfast Bay · Adelaide - South

Why “Brighton (SA)”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Brighton into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Brighton is a locality in the Holdfast Bay area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Brighton (SA) SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1101 (gov)
Childcare
19
NQS-rated services
Population
15,899
+0.9% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Brighton (SA) SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Brighton

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Brighton Secondary School Government · 1,737 students
ICSEA 1071
Brighton Primary School Government · 726 students
ICSEA 1077
Paringa Park Primary School Government · 515 students
ICSEA 1101
Seacliff Primary School Government · 356 students
ICSEA 1094

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
McAuley Community School
Catholic 451 students
ICSEA 1099 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Brighton (SA)

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Kate Cocks Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 65 places · Hove
    Exceeding NQS
  • Dover Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · South Brighton
    Exceeding NQS
  • Seaview Downs Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Seaview Downs
    Exceeding NQS
  • Stepping Stone Hove Childcare & Early Development Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Hove
    Meeting NQS
  • Sturt Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 105 places · Dover Gardens
    Meeting NQS
  • Seacliff Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Seacliff
    Meeting NQS
  • Eden Academy Seaview Downs
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Seaview Downs
    Meeting NQS
  • Casa Bambini Seacliff
    Centre-Based Care · 84 places · Seacliff
    Meeting NQS
  • Our Patch at Paringa Park Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · North Brighton
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Brighton - Brighton Road
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Brighton
    Meeting NQS
  • Emali Early Learning Centre - Brighton
    Centre-Based Care · 70 places · Brighton
    Meeting NQS
  • Seaview Downs Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Seaview Downs
    Meeting NQS

+ 7 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood
Population & growth
Population
15,899
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.90%
2024→25
Net change
+146
people / yr
Density
2,687
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+146
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-72
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+21
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+197

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Brighton
+0.90%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%

Other SA2s in Holdfast Bay

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  1. 01
    Glenelg (SA)
    +0.8%
    21,791 ppl