Beaumaris (Vic.), VIC
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Beaumaris is a leafy bayside suburb of Melbourne, about twenty kilometres south-east of the city on the shore of Port Phillip Bay, in the City of Bayside. The coast was long home to the Bunurong people. An early settler, James Bickford Moysey, named his pastoral run in 1845 after the Welsh town of Beaumaris, a name said to come from words meaning beautiful marshes. The suburb is best loved for its coastline: the Beaumaris cliffs hold a marine fossil bed of international importance, and the waters off Ricketts Point are now a protected marine sanctuary with a popular beach. From the late nineteenth century the scenery drew the painters of the Heidelberg School, who first met near Ricketts Point. After the war Beaumaris became famous for its mid-century modern houses, a distinctive local style known as Beaumaris Modern.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Beaumaris (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1134, 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.
Is Beaumaris (Vic.) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Beaumaris (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
98/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (98/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
2/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $612 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 2% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Beaumaris (Vic.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 13,947
- Median age
- 48
- Median weekly household income
- $2,626
- SEIFA score
- 1134
- Local government area
- Bayside (Vic.)
- Coordinates
- -37.9833, 145.0383
Map of Beaumaris (Vic.)
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Housing & property in Beaumaris (Vic.)
What it costs to live in Beaumaris (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $612
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $3,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 85%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 13%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Beaumaris (Vic.) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Beaumaris (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Beaumaris (Vic.) 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 32% and 24% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 2,492 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,801 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,065 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 4,456 | 32% |
| Seniors (65+) | 3,134 | 22% |
Share of the 13,948 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 2,417 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 1,837 | 37% |
| Rented | 637 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3,953 | 79% |
| Townhouses & semis | 774 | 15% |
| Flats & apartments | 253 | 5% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5,008 occupied private dwellings in Beaumaris (Vic.).
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,292
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,044
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 3,307 (24%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,468 (11%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 23 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8,138 (76%)
- Labour-force participation
- 62.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 3,916
- Employed part-time
- 2,601
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.
Weather and climate in Beaumaris (Vic.)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Beaumaris (Vic.) is January (average daytime high around 25.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 13.2°C). The area receives roughly 800 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.9°C | 15.5°C | 60 mm |
| Feb | 24.9°C | 15°C | 40 mm |
| Mar | 23.4°C | 14.2°C | 51 mm |
| Apr | 19.9°C | 11.6°C | 68 mm |
| May | 16.3°C | 9.6°C | 70 mm |
| Jun | 13.8°C | 7.5°C | 68 mm |
| Jul | 13.2°C | 7.1°C | 59 mm |
| Aug | 13.8°C | 7.3°C | 76 mm |
| Sep | 16.4°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm |
| Oct | 19.3°C | 9.8°C | 84 mm |
| Nov | 21.1°C | 11.7°C | 86 mm |
| Dec | 23.7°C | 13.4°C | 68 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Beaumaris (Vic.)
Is Beaumaris (Vic.) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Beaumaris (Vic.) rates 66/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Beaumaris (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Beaumaris (Vic.) was $612, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Beaumaris (Vic.)?
Beaumaris (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Bayside (Vic.) local government area.
What is the population of Beaumaris (Vic.)?
At the 2021 Census, Beaumaris (Vic.) had a population of about 13,947.
Is Beaumaris (Vic.) an advantaged area?
Beaumaris (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1134, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Beaumaris (Vic.)?
Beaumaris (Vic.) has average daytime highs of about 19.3°C and overnight lows of about 10.9°C, with roughly 800 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Beaumaris (Vic.) have high household incomes?
Beaumaris (Vic.) has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Victoria — the 24th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,626 per week).
Where Beaumaris (Vic.) ranks
Beaumaris (Vic.) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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