8,855 ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7,761
- 2016: 8,332
- 2021: 8,855
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenfield Park - Prairiewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 1,000 new residents have moved into Greenfield Park - Prairiewood since 2011, bringing the total population to 8,855. The area is getting older, with the typical resident now 40 years old. This shift is most clear in the rising number of seniors, who now make up 18.9% of the population.
8,855
▲ +14.1%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Greenfield Park - Prairiewood — lower than 54% of areas.
| Greenfield Park - Prairiewood | 8,855 |
|---|---|
| 2176, NSW | 50,022 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population grew by 14% since 2011. Residents are slightly older than the state and national figures, with the typical age rising from 37 to 40 years over the last decade.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Older than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over rose by 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.9%, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.5% of the area, about the same as the rest of Australia.
18.9% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenfield Park - Prairiewood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 3.7% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.5%, a figure much lower than most similar areas.
0.5% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ +62.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenfield Park - Prairiewood, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Greenfield Park - Prairiewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021517/greenfield-park-prairiewood/topic/demographics-identity