5,899 ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,934
- 2016: 5,490
- 2021: 5,899
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beaconsfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 5,899 people living in Beaconsfield are married, making it a primary residential hub for families. The area is slightly younger than the national figure, with a particularly high number of children under 15.
5,899
▲ +19.6%
- 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 — higher than 86% of areas.
| Beaconsfield | 5,899 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | 85,500 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Beaconsfield is larger than about 91% of similar areas. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than both Queensland and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +8.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 21.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.2%, a figure about the same as the state and national averages.
17.2% ▲ +64.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beaconsfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is well above the national figure, with 8.1% of residents being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 14.7%.
8.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beaconsfield, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30191/beaconsfield/topic/demographics-identity