Suburb in Gladstone

Beecher, QLD

Beecher had a population of 876 at the 2021 Census (+1.5% since 2016). Median age 44.0. Median weekly household income $2,383. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Beecher at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Beecher's population grew by 1.5% to 876, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 44.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.8%.

6.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 41.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 279 households.

The median household earns $2,383 a week, above the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $280 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,167 a month.

9.1% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 1.9% use a language other than English at home. 44.5% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Beecher beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureBeecherQLDAustralia
Population8765,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016+1.5%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age44.038.038.0
Households2791,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting6.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright41.1%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,383$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$280$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,167$1,733$1,863
Born overseas9.1%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home1.9%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.5%44.8%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

+1.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9392011
  2. 8632016
  3. 8762021

Age

Median age 44.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

Beecher Queensland
Share of people by age, Beecher and Queensland
0–911.5%
10–1917.1%
20–296.3%
30–399.0%
40–4916.2%
50–5916.0%
60–6915.4%
70–796.2%
80+3.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Beecher at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.4%
  2. English45.8%
  3. Scottish12.1%
  4. Irish11.7%
  5. German8.7%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.5%
  2. Tagalog0.5%
  3. Russian0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand2.3%
  2. England2.2%
  3. South Africa1.2%
  4. Canada0.9%
  5. Germany0.5%

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

Around Beecher

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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