71 ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 222
- 2016: 61
- 2021: 71
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grahamstown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grahamstown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Grahamstown are married, reflecting a small community where older adults and seniors make up the bulk of the population. This is a sparsely populated area of just 71 people, where the typical resident is 54 years old—far older than the national figure of 38.
71
▼ -68.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grahamstown — lower than 66% of areas.
| Grahamstown | 71 |
|---|---|
| 2729, NSW | 1,622 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is sparsely populated with only 71 residents. The typical person here is 54, which is much higher than most similar areas and far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 make up 29.6% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This older lean is balanced by a high proportion of children under 15, who make up 21.1% of the community.
29.6% ▲ +56.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Grahamstown splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national average. About 12.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is around the middle for similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +111.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grahamstown, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Grahamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11741/grahamstown/topic/demographics-identity