111 ▼ -68.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 90
- 2021: 111
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beechford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beechford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 111 people in Beechford are married, making this a community defined by established couples. The area is far older than most of Australia, with a typical resident aged 59 and very few children.
111
▼ -68.4%
- 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 Beechford — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Beechford is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With only 111 residents, it is smaller than about 56% of similar areas.
59 yrs ▲ +31.1%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 37.8% of the population, far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This high number of older adults helps explain why children under 15 make up just 5.4% of the area, which is among the lowest for its level.
37.8% ▲ +130.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.4% ▼ -74.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beechford splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (38%) and Older adults (45–64) (37%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 15.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 2.7%, a figure about the same as the Australian average.
2.7% ▼ -32.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beechford, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (26%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Beechford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60037/beechford/topic/demographics-identity