530 ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,136
- 2016: 1,167
- 2021: 530
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Beachport · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Beachport
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than usual defines daily life in Beachport, where the typical resident is 59. This aging trend is reflected in the fact that nearly 40% of the community are seniors, while children make up a small minority of the local population.
530
▼ -53.3%
- 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 Beachport — lower than 65% of areas.
| Beachport | 530 |
|---|---|
| 5280, SA | 7,561 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 530 people, which is smaller than about 64% of similar areas. This is a significant drop since 2011, when the population shrank by 53% as about 606 people left the area.
59 yrs ▲ +1.7%
Older than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58 yrs
- 2016: 59 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 39.4% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the Australian figure of 18.2%.
39.4% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Beachport, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.9% of the community, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (58.3%), while those in de facto relationships (10.0%) are slightly fewer than in the rest of Australia.
0.9% ▼ -46.4%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Beachport, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Beachport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421002/beachport/topic/demographics-identity