312 ▼ -51.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 640
- 2016: 329
- 2021: 312
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beulah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beulah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Beulah, where the typical resident is 56. This is 18 years above the national figure, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors and very few young people.
312
▼ -51.2%
- 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 Beulah — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 312 residents, Beulah is larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the Victorian and national average of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at 14.7%.
28.2% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beulah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 59.8%, while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 5.1%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.0% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.1% ▲ +129.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beulah, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 20%.
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 Beulah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20231/beulah/topic/demographics-identity