4,642 ▲ +432.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 872
- 2016: 2,330
- 2021: 4,642
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beveridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beveridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 4,642 people in Beveridge are married, reflecting a community shaped by young families. This is a notably youthful area where the typical resident is just 32, making it much younger than the national figure of 38.
4,642
▲ +432.3%
- 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 Beveridge — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of 4,642, Beveridge is larger than about 89% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably younger than those in Victoria and across Australia.
32 yrs ▼ -11.1%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of children under 15 at 27.2%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 6.5% of the population, a figure far below the Australian average.
6.5% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.2% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beveridge, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.1%, which is well above the Victorian average. About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure.
1.1% ▲ —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +99.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beveridge, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Beveridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20233/beveridge/topic/demographics-identity