213 ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 300
- 2016: 206
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bealiba · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bealiba is 61 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. With 213 people living here, the population is skewed heavily towards seniors and older adults. This creates a demographic profile that is much older than most similar areas across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bealiba — higher than 55% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 61, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian who is 38. Bealiba's total population is 213 people, which is larger than about 56% of similar areas.
213 ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
61 yrs ▲ +19.6%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 36.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This older profile is reflected in the low number of children under 15, who make up just 9.9% of the area.
36.2% ▲ +97.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Bealiba splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 12%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, slightly above the state and national rates.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Bealiba, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bealiba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20177/bealiba/topic/demographics-identity