Suburb in Gold Coast

Lower Beechmont, QLD

Lower Beechmont had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census (+2.0% since 2016). Median age 42.4. Median weekly household income $1,589. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Lower Beechmont at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Gold Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Lower Beechmont's population grew by 2.0% to 1,067, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 42.4, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 12.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 10.7%.

13.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 30.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 403 households.

The median household earns $1,589 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $383 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,653 a month.

23.3% of residents were born overseas, close to the QLD average of 24.1%. 5.8% use a language other than English at home. 59.7% report no religion, higher than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Lower Beechmont beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureLower BeechmontQLDAustralia
Population1,0675,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+2.0%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age42.438.238.2
Households4031,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting13.1%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright30.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,589$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$383$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,653$1,740$1,866
Born overseas23.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home5.8%14.1%23.6%
No religion59.7%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

+2.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0032011
  2. 1,0462016
  3. 1,0672021

Age

Median age 42.4, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Lower Beechmont Queensland
Share of people by age, Lower Beechmont and Queensland
0–912.7%
10–1910.5%
20–298.7%
30–3912.7%
40–4916.5%
50–5915.7%
60–6912.7%
70–799.3%
80+1.4%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Lower Beechmont at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.8%
  2. Australian37.3%
  3. Irish14.0%
  4. Scottish12.5%
  5. German8.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German1.5%
  2. Spanish1.2%
  3. Japanese0.8%
  4. Afrikaans0.4%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.8%
  2. New Zealand6.0%
  3. the Netherlands1.3%
  4. Scotland1.2%
  5. Canada1.1%

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

Around Lower Beechmont

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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