914 ▲ +60.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 571
- 2016: 615
- 2021: 914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beechwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beechwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A youthful energy defines daily life in Beechwood, where the typical resident is just 37. This is much younger than most similar areas, with 914 people now calling the area home.
914
▲ +60.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beechwood — higher than 72% of areas.
| Beechwood | 914 |
|---|---|
| 2446, NSW | 15,054 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, making Beechwood a little younger than both New South Wales and the national figure.
37 yrs ▼ -15.9%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.3% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures of 18.2%. This high proportion of children helps explain why the area is much younger than most other places.
17.4% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beechwood splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%.
7.0% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +42.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beechwood, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beechwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10248/beechwood/topic/demographics-identity