Beaufort

VIC

Beaufort is a growing region in VIC with 4,816 residents.

SA2 code: 201031014
State: VIC

Population

4,816

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+4.6%

3yr: +4.8% · 10yr: +11.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$218/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,193/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Beaufort (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +4.8%5yr: +4.6%10yr: +11.6%Total: +26.4%

Population grew from 3,809 to 4,816 over 24 years, averaging 1.0% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.6%

Almost entirely detached houses (99%), owner-occupied (82.1%), built for families (49% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 99.0%

1,659 houses14 townhouses3 apartments

Tenure

Owned 48.7%

Mortgage 33.4%

Owned 48.7%Mortgage 33.4%Renting 12.0%Other / NS 5.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

77 (4.5%)

2 bed

292 (17.1%)

3 bed

840 (49.2%)

4 bed

416 (24.4%)

5 bed

57 (3.3%)

6+ bed

24 (1.4%)