Highly restricted land
≈94% of Brighton’s residential land is highly restricted.
Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Brighton ranks #6 of 7 councils in Hobart, and #32 of 133 capital city councils nationally.
Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Brighton. ABS LGA code 60410. Methodology →
Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.
Where Brighton ranks in Hobart
Brighton ranks #6 of 7 Hobart-area councils for highly restricted residential land.
Highly restricted
Brighton: ≈94% · rank #6 of 7
2-storey cap
- 1. Glenorchy≈98%
- 2. Kingborough≈98%
- ⋯
- 4. Sorell≈95%
- 5. Hobart≈94%
- 6. Brighton≈94%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Low-density
- 1. Kingborough≈40%
- 2. Hobart≈16%
- ⋯
- 4. Clarence≈7%
- 5. Glenorchy≈5%
- 6. Brighton≈4%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Heritage
- 1. Hobart≈9%
- 2. Glenorchy≈3%
- 3. Brighton≈3%
- 4. Clarence≈1%
- 5. Sorell≈1%
- 6. Kingborough≈0%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Highly restricted
- 1. Glenorchy≈98%
- 2. Kingborough≈98%
- ⋯
- 4. Sorell≈96%
- 5. Hobart≈96%
- 6. Brighton≈94%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Source: Brighton ranked against other Hobart-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →
Suburbs in Brighton
6 suburbs sit inside this council.
ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Brighton.
Hobart context