5,642 ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,446
- 2016: 4,081
- 2021: 5,642
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
New Beith · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in New Beith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very young population shapes daily life in New Beith, where the typical resident is just 35. This makes the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and the rest of Australia. With over 5,600 residents, it is larger than about 91% of similar areas.
5,642
▲ +63.7%
- 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 New Beith — higher than 86% of areas.
| New Beith | 5,642 |
|---|---|
| 4124, QLD | 23,445 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. New Beith is larger than about 91% of areas at this level, with a total population of 5,642.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 26.2% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. This high number of children helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much lower than most areas at only 8.2%.
8.2% ▲ +83.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.2% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →New Beith splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (62.5%), while 2.5% identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, a little below the Queensland average of 12.9%.
2.5% ▲ +64.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In New Beith, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 New Beith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32127/new-beith/topic/demographics-identity