1,166 ▼ -58.2%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,789
- 2016: 1,072
- 2021: 1,166
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beaufort · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Beaufort
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make up the community in Beaufort, where the typical person is 53. This age gap is clear in the local data, as the town has a very high proportion of seniors and few children.
1,166
▼ -58.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beaufort — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,166, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas. However, the population shrank by 58% since 2011, losing about 1,623 people.
53 yrs ▲ +6.0%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted toward older age groups, with 32.5% of people aged 65 and over, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This trend is linked to a drop in children under 15, who now make up only 13.9% of the population.
32.5% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beaufort, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure. People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas and rose 4.5 points since 2011.
2.5% ▲ +433.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 38%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Beaufort [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215011/beaufort/topic/demographics-identity