4,986 ▲ +18.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,218
- 2016: 4,569
- 2021: 4,986
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beechworth · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Beechworth
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much older residents than most similar areas live in Beechworth, where the typical person is 49 years old. The population grew by 18% since 2011 to reach 4,986 people, with a particularly strong increase in the number of seniors.
4,986
▲ +18.2%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Beechworth — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This age profile has barely changed since 2011, when the typical person was 48.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.3% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This group has grown by 5.7 percentage points since 2011, while children under 15 stay a little below the national average at 16.1%.
26.3% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beechworth splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 15% of people are in de facto relationships, a figure that is well above the national average and rose by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1% of the population, which is about the same as the state average.
1.0% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beechworth, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beechworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204031068/beechworth/topic/demographics-identity