4,045 ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3,727
- 2016: 3,761
- 2021: 4,045
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beauty Point - Beaconsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Beauty Point - Beaconsfield is now 55, making this one of the oldest areas in the region. This ageing trend is striking, with the local population being far older than both the Tasmanian and national figures. While the community grew by about 318 people since 2011, it is now shaped largely by a high proportion of seniors.
4,045
▲ +8.5%
- 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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield — lower than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 4,045 people in 2021, which is smaller than about 84% of similar areas. This reflects a growth of 8.5% since 2011, while the typical age rose by 6 years to reach 55.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 30.2% of the area, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with a much lower proportion of children under 15, which fell to 13.4% over the last decade.
30.2% ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beauty Point - Beaconsfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Additionally, 13.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that rose slightly since 2011.
3.8% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beauty Point - Beaconsfield, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Beauty Point - Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602021053/beauty-point-beaconsfield/topic/demographics-identity