Households in Brighton are primarily older couples. In recent years there has been an increase in younger couples with children. Many residents own their home outright.
Brighton is well serviced with a diverse selection of touristic shops, eateries and historic sites. Beach Road is a popular cycling route, with the Bay Trail off-road walking/cycling tracks also following the coastline.
Brighton is known for its enormous sophisticated homes and luxury mansions. Many of these properties are on generously sized blocks of land. In recent years, Brighton has invited new modern Townhouses with luxury designs.
Brighton has some fine schools to educate their children. They feature both public and private education with many award winning facilities available.
Founded in 1882, Brighton Grammar School has one of the best reputations among all schools in Melbourne. This independent boys school has nearly 1,300 students.
Firbank Girls Grammar serves a history of over 110 years of service. For the last 100 years, the school has been home to thousands of students from Prep to Year 12, and has gone through considerable changes.
Brighton Primary School is proud to be internationally accredited by the Council of International Schools and authorised to deliver the Primary Years Program of the IB.
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