Beechwood NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Beechwood, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Beechwood NSW is 914 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Beechwood is $715 per week ($37,180 per year). Median rent in Beechwood is $368 per week ($1,595 per month). Beechwood has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Beechwood has a population density of 92.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Beechwood is England. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Beechwood is $1,955.

There were 9 recorded offences in Beechwood in 2025-26, a rate of 10 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was sexual offences (4 offences).

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Beechwood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Beechwood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$715/wk
$37,180 per year
#5198 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$368/wk
$1,595 per month
#2819 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,955/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.8 per bedroom

Beechwood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.6% (454) Female 50.4% (461)

Population Density

92.2
people per km²
914 people · 9.9 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,641
Family income/wk

Beechwood Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Beechwood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
44.2% 114 dwellings
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Owned with mortgage
55.8% 144 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Beechwood Country of Birth

Australia
96.5%
England
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Beechwood Religion

No Religion
44.3%
Catholic
17.2%
Anglican
15.0%
Not stated
7.0%
Uniting Church
6.3%
Christian (other)
5.3%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
3.0%
Christinty Jehvahs Witnses
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Beechwood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
46.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
36.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
10.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Beechwood Languages Spoken at Home

Other
75.0%
Australian Indigenous
25.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Beechwood Employment

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Employed full-time
34.9% 226 people
Employed part-time
25.3% 164 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.5% 23 people
🏠
Not in labour force
36.3% 235 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Beechwood Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
52.8%
Bachelor Degree
20.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.1%
Postgraduate Degree
2.8%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Beechwood Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
24.4%
Professionals
21.8%
Community & Personal Service
19.9%
Clerical & Administrative
12.5%
Managers
9.6%
Labourers
5.9%
Sales Workers
4.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Beechwood Field of Study

Engineering
18.6%
Health
14.8%
Management & Commerce
14.4%
Society & Culture
14.4%
Education
13.3%
Architecture & Building
11.4%
Agriculture & Environment
5.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.5%
Creative Arts
2.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Beechwood Dwelling Types

Separate house
100.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Beechwood Weekly Household Income

$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.2%
$400-$499/wk
3.5%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
10.2%
$800-$999/wk
7.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
14.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.7%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
15.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.0%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.8%
$4,000+/wk
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Beechwood Marital Status

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Married
49.0% 353
↔️
Separated
3.9% 28
📋
Divorced
9.7% 70
🕊️
Widowed
5.3% 38
👤
Never married
32.2% 232

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Beechwood Ancestry

English
34.5%
Australian
33.6%
Irish
9.1%
Scottish
7.9%
Aboriginal Australianralian
5.6%
Other
3.2%
German
2.0%
Italian
1.3%
Greek
1.0%
Dutch
0.6%
New Zealander
0.6%
Maltese
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Beechwood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
37.6%
Pre-school
13.2%
Secondary — Government
13.2%
Vocational Education
10.2%
Secondary — Catholic
9.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.3%
Primary — Catholic
4.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Beechwood Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
6.7% 117
No need for assistance
93.3% 1,623

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Beechwood Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.5% 98
Not a volunteer
85.5% 576

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Beechwood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
3.6%
$300-$449/mo
3.6%
$450-$599/mo
2.9%
$600-$799/mo
3.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
32.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
13.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
13.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Beechwood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.7%
Did not go to work
14.7%
Car (passenger)
5.5%
Truck
2.1%
Walked only
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Beechwood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.6%
1 vehicle
23.9%
2 vehicles
45.6%
3 vehicles
19.3%
4+ vehicles
9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Beechwood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
7.3%
3 bedrooms
42.7%
4 bedrooms
35.7%
5 bedrooms
10.7%
6+ bedrooms
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Beechwood Population Mobility

16.2%
moved in the last year
50.1%
moved in the last 5 years
5.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
62.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Beechwood Indigenous Population

7.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
138
Indigenous residents
1,636
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Beechwood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
96
Arthritis
48
Asthma
42
Diabetes
27
Heart disease
21
Cancer
17
Lung condition
10
Kidney disease
5
Stroke
5
Dementia
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Beechwood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.2%
$150-$299/wk
8.2%
$300-$399/wk
6.6%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
11.6%
$800-$999/wk
13.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
10.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.5%
$3,500+/wk
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Beechwood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
44.6%
Couple — no children
30.7%
One parent — children under 15
10.4%
Couple — no children under 15
8.6%
One parent — no children under 15
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Beechwood Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.7% 25
👤
Never served
96.3% 654

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Beechwood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.1% 95
Did not provide
85.9% 577

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Beechwood Children Ever Born

No children
27.0%
1 child
11.2%
2 children
31.0%
3 children
17.5%
4 children
12.1%
5+ children
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Beechwood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
4
1961–1970
16
1971–1980
14
1981–1990
10
1991–2000
10
2001–2010
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Beechwood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.4%
5–14 hours
30.0%
15–29 hours
18.1%
30+ hours
13.1%
Did not do domestic work
17.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Beechwood Household Size

1 person
14.7%
2 persons
37.5%
3 persons
17.9%
4 persons
14.7%
5 persons
10.9%
6+ persons
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Beechwood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
727
Moved from NSW
69
Moved — same area (SA2)
59
Moved from VIC
5
Moved from QLD
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Beechwood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
79.6%
Step family — no other children
12.2%
Blended family — no other children
5.1%
Other couple — children only
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Beechwood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 9 total

Sexual Offences
4
Property Damage
3
Assault
1
Other Against Property
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Beechwood Schools

1
schools nearby
1
government
959
avg ICSEA score
184
total students
Beechwood Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 184 students
959
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Beechwood Rent Prices & Affordability

24%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,516/wk
Median Rent $368/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.3%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Beechwood

≈ $6,569/month
Median rent $368/wk
Left after rent $1,148/wk
Rent share 24.3%

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Beechwood vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Beechwood

What is the population of Beechwood NSW?

The population of Beechwood NSW is 914 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 92.2 people per km².Beechwood is ranked #4,107 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Beechwood?

The median personal income in Beechwood NSW is $715 per week, or $37,180 per year.The median household income is $1,516 per week.Family income is $1,641 per week.Beechwood is ranked #5,198 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Beechwood?

Median rent in Beechwood NSW is $368 per week ($1,595 per month).Rent represents 24.3% of household income, which is considered affordable.Beechwood ranks #2,819 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Beechwood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Beechwood NSW is $1,955. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Beechwood?

The median age in Beechwood NSW is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Beechwood a good suburb to live in?

Beechwood is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 914.The median income is $715/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.3% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10248. All dollar figures in AUD.