Suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings

Beechwood, NSW

Beechwood had a population of 914 at the 2021 Census (+48.6% since 2016). Median age 36.6. Median weekly household income $1,484. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Beechwood at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Beechwood's population grew by 48.6% to 914, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 36.6, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 15.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 11.3%.

13.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 38.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.3% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 310 households.

The median household earns $1,484 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $341 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,001 a month.

7.4% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 2.2% use a language other than English at home. 46.1% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Beechwood beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureBeechwoodNSWAustralia
Population9148,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+48.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age36.638.438.2
Households3102,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.3%21.8%14.3%
Renting13.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright38.0%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,484$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$341$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,001$2,142$1,866
Born overseas7.4%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home2.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion46.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+48.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5712011
  2. 6152016
  3. 9142021

Age

Median age 36.6, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Beechwood New South Wales
Share of people by age, Beechwood and New South Wales
0–915.4%
10–1914.2%
20–299.7%
30–3915.5%
40–499.8%
50–5912.0%
60–6912.8%
70–798.1%
80+3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Beechwood at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English50.2%
  2. Australian49.0%
  3. Irish13.2%
  4. Scottish11.5%
  5. Australian Aboriginal8.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Thai0.8%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.9%
  2. New Zealand0.9%
  3. Malaysia0.6%
  4. South Africa0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Beechwood

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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