Brighton East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Brighton East had a population of 15,167. Brighton East lies further inland from the coast of Port Philip Bay than Brighton, its affluent, neighbouring community to the west. Its boundaries are Nepean Highway in the northwest, North Road in the north, Thomas Street in the east, South Road in the south, and Hampton Street in the west. Brighton East is known for its spacious parklands, most notably Dendy Park, one of Victoria's 10 biggest parks and outdoor recreation areas, Hurlingham Park, and Landcox Park.

Brighton East has 105 active real estate agents working in the area, they have sold a total of 465 properties in the last 12 months.