2,997 ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,843
- 2016: 2,861
- 2021: 2,997
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beaconsfield Upper · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beaconsfield Upper
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing community of nearly 3,000 people defines Beaconsfield Upper, where the typical resident is now 42. This makes the area noticeably older than the Victorian and national averages. The population is largely made up of married couples and families with children.
2,997
▲ +5.4%
- 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 Beaconsfield Upper — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 2,997 residents, Beaconsfield Upper is larger than about 84% of similar areas. The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national average. This helps explain the age profile, where older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.2%.
15.8% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beaconsfield Upper, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 60.2% of the community, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.8%, which is well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.4% of the population.
0.4% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beaconsfield Upper, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Beaconsfield Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20176/beaconsfield-upper/topic/demographics-identity