542 ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 512
- 2016: 531
- 2021: 542
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Beswick
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Beswick is just 27 years old, making the area far younger than the national figure of 38. With a population of 542, it is a young community where nearly all residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
542
▲ +5.9%
- 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 Beswick — higher than 66% of areas.
| Beswick | 542 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | 8,735 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 27, which is noticeably younger than the Northern Territory's 33 and far younger than the Australian average.
27 yrs ▲ +17.4%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23 yrs
- 2016: 24 yrs
- 2021: 27 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 27.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the area is so young, with only 3.7% of people aged 65 or over, far below the national rate of 17.2%.
3.7% ▲ +109.1%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.3% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Beswick splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Children (0–14) (27%), with Youth (15–24) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 95% of people here are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above both the Territory and national figures. Most people are married (60.5%), while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most other areas at 6.5%.
95.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.9%
- 2016: 97.0%
- 2021: 95.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% ▲ +126.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beswick, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/demographics-identity