1,712 ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,406
- 2016: 1,539
- 2021: 1,712
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beaufort · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beaufort
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Beaufort, where the typical person is 51. This older age profile is reflected in the population, with nearly a third of the 1,712 residents being seniors.
1,712
▲ +21.8%
- 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 Beaufort — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population of 1,712 is larger than about 79% of similar areas.
51 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Beaufort is an older community, with 31.0% of people aged 65 and over—far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why the share of children under 15 is well below the Australian average at 14.5%.
31.0% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beaufort splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Most people are married (42.2%) or have never been married (31.4%), and those in de facto relationships are a little above the national figure at 13.3%.
2.0% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beaufort, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Beaufort
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20181/beaufort/topic/demographics-identity