81 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 72
- 2021: 81
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beaufort · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beaufort
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much younger residents than most similar areas make up the small population of Beaufort. With a typical age of 38, the community is noticeably younger than the South Australian average. This is a small locality of just 81 people.
81
—
- 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 Beaufort — lower than 64% of areas.
| Beaufort | 81 |
|---|---|
| 5550, SA | 958 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the national figure but noticeably younger than the state average of 41.
38 yrs —
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No one aged 65 or over lives here, a figure far below both the state and national averages. This helps explain the youth of the area, with 18.5% of people being children under 15.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beaufort, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 20.3%.
8.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beaufort, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Beaufort
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40084/beaufort/topic/demographics-identity