12,919 ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,380
- 2016: 12,516
- 2021: 12,919
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Green Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Green Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger-than-average population of 12,919 people defines daily life in Green Valley. This community is notably more youthful than most similar areas, with a higher proportion of children and far fewer seniors than the state and national figures.
12,919
▲ +4.4%
- 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 Green Valley — higher than 88% of areas.
| Green Valley | 12,919 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | 45,023 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. Green Valley is one of the largest areas at this level with nearly 13,000 people.
37 yrs ▲ +19.4%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger, especially since those aged 65 and over are well below the national average at 13.0%.
13.0% ▲ +93.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Green Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Roughly 1.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 4.4% of the population, which is well below both state and national levels.
1.2% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.4% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Green Valley, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Green Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11762/green-valley/topic/demographics-identity