Located in Queensland within the Gladstone local government area, Beecher is a close-knit residential community (postcode 4680). The area has roughly 876 residents and an established demographic, with a median age of 44. Households earn a median income of $124K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, clerical & administrative, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward manufacturing and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median weekly rent is $280 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
The crime rate in the Gladstone LGA is moderate at 5,683 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.