The Brighton Council or Municipality of Brighton is a Local Government Area of Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

. It in based in the town of Brighton

Brighton, Tasmania

Brighton is a suburb 27km north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It lies between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midland Highway. At the 2006 census, Brighton had a population of 3,145.-History:...

, and covers the towns of Pontville

Pontville, Tasmania

Pontville is a small rural community north of Hobart, in the south east of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Pontville had a population of 2,166....

 and Tea Tree. It also covers the far northern Hobart

Hobart

Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

 suburbs of Bridgewater

Bridgewater, Tasmania

Bridgewater, Tasmania, is one greater Hobart's northern-most suburbs, located 19 km from the city. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Derwent River. It is a suburb of the local government area of the Municipality of Brighton....

, Gagebrook

Gagebrook, Tasmania

Gagebrook, Tasmania is one of the northern-most suburbs of Hobart, located on the eastern shore of the Derwent River between the suburbs of Bridgewater and Old Beach. It is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Brighton...

, Honeywood and Old Beach

Old Beach, Tasmania

Old Beach is a suburb of Hobart based in the municipality of Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. It has a population of approximately 2000 which is rising due to Tasmania's housing boom. It is the location of the Baskerville Raceway.-Sources:...

.

Brighton Council has one of the highest birth rate in all of Australia. The Total Fertility Rate

Total Fertility Rate

The total fertility rate of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates through her lifetime, and she...

 was 2.64 in 2001 and 2.60 in 2006 according to the birth rate and fertility rate in Australia site.

External links

• Municipality of Brighton