Lower Beechmont, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

56/100

Suburb Score

Around the national middle

Lower Beechmont is more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 997, 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.

Lower Beechmont at a glance

Population (2021): 1,067
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $1,570
SEIFA score: 997
Coordinates: -28.0495, 153.2375

Lower Beechmont demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Lower Beechmont 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 30%, 13% of homes are rented, and 23% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	198	19%
Youth (15–24)	83	8%
Young adults (25–44)	282	26%
Mid-life (45–64)	324	30%
Seniors (65+)	180	17%

Share of the 1,067 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	122	31%
Owned with a mortgage	214	54%
Rented	52	13%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	397	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 397 occupied private dwellings in Lower Beechmont.

Median weekly rent: $410
Median monthly mortgage: $1,730
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,916
Median weekly personal income: $794

Community and culture

Born overseas: 233 (23%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 58 (6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 31 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 503 (60%)
Labour-force participation: 65.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%
Employed full-time: 277
Employed part-time: 213

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 Lower Beechmont

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Lower Beechmont is January (average daytime high around 28.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.5°C). The area receives roughly 1052 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.6°C	21.4°C	109 mm
Feb	28.3°C	21.3°C	164 mm
Mar	27.5°C	20.7°C	159 mm
Apr	25.1°C	17.9°C	55 mm
May	22.8°C	15.2°C	85 mm
Jun	20.8°C	12.8°C	58 mm
Jul	20.5°C	11.8°C	43 mm
Aug	21.9°C	12.4°C	42 mm
Sep	23.9°C	14.4°C	42 mm
Oct	25.5°C	16.8°C	93 mm
Nov	27.2°C	18.6°C	75 mm
Dec	28.3°C	20.4°C	127 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Lower Beechmont

Where is Lower Beechmont?

Lower Beechmont is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Lower Beechmont?

At the 2021 Census, Lower Beechmont had a population of about 1,067.

Is Lower Beechmont an advantaged area?

Lower Beechmont has an ABS SEIFA score of 997, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 56 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Lower Beechmont?

Lower Beechmont has average daytime highs of about 25°C and overnight lows of about 17°C, with roughly 1,052 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).