123 ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 187
- 2016: 160
- 2021: 123
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beacon · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beacon
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas live in Beacon, where the typical person is 47. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 123 people, with a population structure heavily weighted towards older adults.
123
▼ -34.2%
- 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 Beacon — lower than 55% of areas.
| Beacon | 123 |
|---|---|
| 6472, WA | 151 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Western Australia or the rest of the country, where the figure is 38.
47 yrs ▲ +17.5%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 only 13.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 41.5%.
14.6% ▲ +109.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beacon, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
While there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, the area has a higher rate of de facto relationships at 15.1% compared to the 11.5% national figure. Most residents are married, accounting for 61.2% of the population.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beacon, Married is the majority at 63%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Beacon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50085/beacon/topic/demographics-identity