Beverley (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Beverley is a Wheatbelt town in the Avon Valley of Western Australia, about 133 kilometres south-east of Perth on the Great Southern Highway, between York and Brookton. Land was set aside for a townsite as early as 1831, only two years after the founding of the Swan River Colony, though the town was not formally established until 1868. The arrival of the railway in 1886, and its extension to Albany three years later, turned Beverley into an important district centre. The town is generally said to take its name from Beverley in Yorkshire, the home of some of the early explorers of the Avon valley. Its proudest landmark is the Silver Centenary, Western Australia's oldest surviving aircraft, built here in 1929 from chalk sketches drawn on the floor of the town powerhouse.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Beverley (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 899, 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.
Beverley (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,109
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $935
- SEIFA score
- 899
- Coordinates
- -32.0941, 116.8704
Beverley (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Beverley (WA) 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 seniors (65+) at 38%, 14% of homes are rented, and 21% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 134 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 78 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 179 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 292 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 422 | 38% |
Share of the 1,105 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 252 | 56% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 112 | 25% |
| Rented | 62 | 14% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 440 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 11 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 456 occupied private dwellings in Beverley (WA).
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $975
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,303
- Median weekly personal income
- $520
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 202 (21%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 40 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 43 (4%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 343 (36%)
- Labour-force participation
- 41.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.6%
- Employed full-time
- 204
- Employed part-time
- 137
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 Beverley (WA)
Where is Beverley (WA)?
Beverley (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Beverley (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Beverley (WA) had a population of about 1,109.
Is Beverley (WA) an advantaged area?
Beverley (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 899, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.
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