126 ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 248
- 2016: 99
- 2021: 126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beatrice · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Beatrice is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure by 16 years. This small community of 126 people is marked by a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beatrice — lower than 55% of areas.
| Beatrice | 126 |
|---|---|
| 4886, QLD | 965 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
126 ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 83% 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 26.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain the older overall age of the area.
26.2% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Beatrice, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most areas, with 10.3% of people identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national figure.
10.3% ▲ +153.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Beatrice, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beatrice [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30192/beatrice/topic/demographics-identity