1,285 ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,205
- 2016: 1,222
- 2021: 1,285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beauty Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beauty Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Beauty Point is far older than the national average, with 34.3% of the 1,285 people here aged 65 or over. This makes it a place where seniors are much more common than in most similar areas. The population is significantly older than both the state and national figures.
1,285
▲ +6.6%
- 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 Beauty Point — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 57, which is far older than the typical Australian at 38. This age gap of 19 years is much higher than in most other areas.
57 yrs ▲ +14.0%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up a huge part of the community, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 12.5%. This creates a population structure where over two thirds of residents are 45 or older.
34.3% ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beauty Point splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Most people are married, with 46.6% of the population in this relationship status.
3.1% ▲ +78.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beauty Point, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Beauty Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60036/beauty-point/topic/demographics-identity