Editing Brighton (section)

==Demography==
{{See also|Brighton and Hove#Census|Brighton and Hove built-up area}}

{{As of|2017}}, the [[Brighton and Hove]] district, of which Brighton is the largest area, has an estimated resident population of {{English district population|GSS=E06000043}} residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Labour Market Profile - Brighton and Hove |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157280/report.aspx |website=Nomis |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=3 October 2018 |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003062014/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/la/1946157280/report.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> It is [[List of English districts by population|ranked the {{English district rank|GSS=E06000043}}]] most populous district in England. Compared to the national average, Brighton has fewer children and old residents but a large proportion of adults aged 20–44.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brighton & Hove City Snapshot |url=https://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/City%20Snapshot%20Report%20of%20Statistics%202014%202.pdf |publisher=[[Brighton and Hove City Council]] |access-date=3 October 2018 |year=2014 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807040346/https://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/City%20Snapshot%20Report%20of%20Statistics%202014%202.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

Brighton has long had an [[LGBT community of Brighton and Hove|LGBT-friendly history]]. In a 2014 estimate, 11–15 per&nbsp;cent of the city's population aged 16 or over is thought to be lesbian, gay or bisexual.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/City%20Snapshot%20Report%20of%20Statistics%202014%202.pdf |title=Brighton and Hove City Snapshot |access-date=23 March 2016 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215608/http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/City%20Snapshot%20Report%20of%20Statistics%202014%202.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The city also had the highest percentage of same-sex households in the UK in 2004<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3456635.stm |title=Brighton 'has most gay couples' |website=BBC News |date=3 February 2004 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=11 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911100035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3456635.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> and the largest number of civil partnership registrations outside London in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob2/civil-partnership-statistics--united-kingdom/2013/stb-civil-partnerships-2013.html?format=print |title=Civil Partnerships in the UK, 2013 – ONS |access-date=10 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130241/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob2/civil-partnership-statistics--united-kingdom/2013/stb-civil-partnerships-2013.html?format=print |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

===Religion===
Brighton is identified as one of the least religious places in the UK, based upon analysis of the 2011 census which revealed that 42 per cent of the population profess [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|no religion]], far higher than the national average of 25 per&nbsp;cent.<ref name="religion">{{cite web |title=2011 UK Population Census: Religion |url=https://new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/default/files/migrated/article/inline/2.%20%20Census%202011%20City%20Data_0.pdf |publisher=[[Brighton and Hove City Council]] |page=20 |date=2011 |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627013800/https://new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/default/files/migrated/article/inline/2.%20%20Census%202011%20City%20Data_0.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>{{update inline|reason=to reflect the 2021 census|date=February 2024}} Brighton has been described as the UK's most "Godless" city.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brighton and Hove is country's most Godless city |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10102833.brighton-and-hove-is-countrys-most-godless-city/ |access-date=21 June 2020 |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |date=12 December 2012 |language=en-GB |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727052544/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10102833.brighton-and-hove-is-countrys-most-godless-city/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The largest religion is [[Christianity]], with 43 per&nbsp;cent reporting an affiliation. The second-largest religion is [[Islam]], with 2.2 per&nbsp;cent, which is lower than the national average.<ref name="religion"/>

As part of the [[Jedi census phenomenon]] in 2001, 2.6 per&nbsp;cent claimed their religion was 'Jedi Knight', the largest percentage in the country.<ref>{{cite web |last=Haines |first=Lester |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/28/brighton_tops_uk_jedi_league/ |title=Brighton Tops Jedi League |website=The Register |date=28 January 2004 |access-date=10 May 2013 |archive-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117081519/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/28/brighton_tops_uk_jedi_league/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Homelessness===
{{See also|Homelessness in the United Kingdom}}
In December 2021, new data released by [[Shelter (charity)|Shelter]], revealed that "one in 78 people in Brighton and Hove are homeless".<ref>One in 78 people homeless in B&H:[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19771287.one-78-people-brighton-hove-homeless-shelter-data-reveals/ Shelter report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125946/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/19771287.one-78-people-brighton-hove-homeless-shelter-data-reveals/ |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref> The report also records the city as having the third highest rate of homelessness in England, with [[London]] claiming the top spot followed by [[Luton]].<ref>Shelter, homelessness in England report: [https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/homelessness_in_england_2021 Homelessness in England] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210135242/https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/policy_and_research/policy_library/homelessness_in_england_2021 |date=10 December 2021 }}</ref> 
In a previous charity report issued in November 2016, three areas in Brighton & Hove, East Brighton, Queen's Park, and Moulsecoomb & Bevendean ranked in the top ten per cent nationally for deprivation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/politics/levels-of-deprivation-across-sussex-revealed-by-charity-report-1-7672973 |work=[[Hastings & St. Leonards Observer]] |title=Levels of deprivation across Sussex revealed by charity report |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=25 January 2017 |archive-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203050131/http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/politics/levels-of-deprivation-across-sussex-revealed-by-charity-report-1-7672973 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Brighton 2019, Castle Square - homelessness, tents.jpg|thumb|[[Rough sleeper]]s' tents in Brighton's Castle Square]]
Although deprivation in Brighton is distributed across the city, it is more concentrated in some areas. The highest concentration is in the Whitehawk, Moulsecoomb, and Hollingbury areas but is also found around the St. James's Street and Eastern Road areas.<ref>[https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17736227.residents-slam-sickening-spread-of-drugs-in-kemp-town/ "Residents slam 'sickening' spread of drugs in Kemp Town"]  The Argus, 28 June 2019. {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629105855/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17736227.residents-slam-sickening-spread-of-drugs-in-kemp-town/ |date=29 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/BHC%20(16)%2002%20Briefing%20pack.pdf |title=Conference Survey Statistics |publisher=Brighton and Hove Connected |date=26 April 2016 |access-date=25 August 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202051936/http://www.bhconnected.org.uk/sites/bhconnected/files/BHC%20(16)%2002%20Briefing%20pack.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> A 2015 government statistic showed that the area around Brighton's Palace Pier roundabout and to the east towards St James's Street in [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] is the seventh-worst [[Quality of life|living environment]] in England.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13805645.display |work=The Argus |title=New study shows Brighton and Hove has some of the most deprived areas in the country |date=6 October 2015 |access-date=26 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075533/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/13805645.display/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 January 2017, Brighton council announced they were looking at certain initiatives to try to alleviate some of the increasing homelessness seen on Brighton's streets and were hoping to open the first in-house temporary housing for homeless people in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/01/19/council-to-open-first-in-house-temporary-housing-for-homeless-people |website=Brighton and Hove News |title=Council to open first in-house temporary housing for homeless people |date=19 January 2017 |access-date=27 August 2017 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812210304/http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2017/01/19/council-to-open-first-in-house-temporary-housing-for-homeless-people/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 
Homelessness figures released by [[Crisis]] in December 2018 reported a record high in the UK, with figures in [[Sussex]], including Brighton and Hove, reported as being "high".<ref>Peter Lindsey (22 December 2018) [https://web.archive.org/web/20181228082846/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17316709.crisis-as-homelessness-reaches-record-high/ Crisis as Homelessness Reaches Record High] ''[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]]''</ref><ref>''Brighton Argus'', 30 January 2019, article by Karen Goodwin: Concerns over growing homeless camps in city centre: https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17395759.concerns-over-growing-homeless-camps-in-city-centre/ {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130220913/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17395759.concerns-over-growing-homeless-camps-in-city-centre/ |date=30 January 2019}}</ref>

At a meeting of the full B&H Council on 25 March 2021, Brighton and Hove became the first UK City to adopt the [[Homeless Bill of Rights]].<ref>B&H Homeless Bill of Rights:[https://homelessrights.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BrightonHomelessBillofRights.pdf Homeless Bill of Rights] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125946/https://homelessrights.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/BrightonHomelessBillofRights.pdf |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>
The bill was passed by 31 votes to 11, with 7 abstentions.<ref>B&H Homeless Bill of Rights (article):https://criticallegalthinking.com/2021/04/06/brighton-and-hoves-homeless-bill-of-rights/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214125947/https://criticallegalthinking.com/2021/04/06/brighton-and-hoves-homeless-bill-of-rights/ |date=14 December 2021 }}</ref>