828 ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,180
- 2016: 621
- 2021: 828
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Beechmont · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Lower Beechmont
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in Lower Beechmont, where 44.3% of residents are wed. The area has seen a sharp decline in population, losing about 30% of its people since 2011. While the typical resident is 41, the community has a notably high proportion of children compared to other similar areas.
828
▼ -29.8%
- 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 Lower Beechmont — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lower Beechmont | 828 |
|---|---|
| 4211, QLD | 62,508 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell to 828 people in 2021, a drop of around 352 people since 2011. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 20.9% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. In contrast, those aged 65 and over represent just 13.6%, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%.
13.6% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lower Beechmont splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 18.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 4.0%, which is about the same as the state average.
4.0% ▲ +62.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +103.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Beechmont, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Lower Beechmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321068/lower-beechmont/topic/demographics-identity