Beaconsfield (Tas.), TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Beaconsfield is a former gold-mining town in northern Tasmania, in the West Tamar district about 40 kilometres north-west of Launceston near the Tamar estuary. Gold was found here in 1869, and the settlement was first known as Brandy Creek, a name said to come from the colour of the local creek water. It was renamed Beaconsfield in 1879 in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, the Earl of Beaconsfield and British prime minister of the day. By the early twentieth century its mines had yielded hundreds of thousands of ounces of gold before falling quiet, and a reopened mine worked the field again from 1999 until 2012. The town made world headlines in 2006, when a rockfall trapped two miners who were freed in a dramatic rescue a fortnight later.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Beaconsfield (Tas.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 820, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Beaconsfield (Tas.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,362
- Median age
- 46
- Median weekly household income
- $934
- SEIFA score
- 820
- Coordinates
- -41.2136, 146.7828
Beaconsfield (Tas.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Beaconsfield (Tas.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 21% of homes are rented, and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 238 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 136 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 294 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 397 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 294 | 22% |
Share of the 1,359 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 216 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 187 | 32% |
| Rented | 123 | 21% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 530 | 93% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 20 | 4% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 571 occupied private dwellings in Beaconsfield (Tas.).
- Median weekly rent
- $230
- Median monthly mortgage
- $953
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,293
- Median weekly personal income
- $518
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 122 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 24 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 86 (6%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 303 (28%)
- Labour-force participation
- 47%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Employed full-time
- 246
- Employed part-time
- 198
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Beaconsfield (Tas.)
Where is Beaconsfield (Tas.)?
Beaconsfield (Tas.) is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Beaconsfield (Tas.)?
At the 2021 Census, Beaconsfield (Tas.) had a population of about 1,362.
Is Beaconsfield (Tas.) an advantaged area?
Beaconsfield (Tas.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 820, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 3 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 3% of Australian suburbs.
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