26,314 ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23,213
- 2016: 24,373
- 2021: 26,314
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenacre · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greenacre
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of residents in Greenacre are married, reflecting a community focused on family. This is a large and young population, with a typical resident aged just 33, making it noticeably younger than both the state and national figures.
26,314
▲ +13.4%
- 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 Greenacre — higher than 91% of areas.
| Greenacre | 26,314 |
|---|---|
| 2190, NSW | 27,559 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Greenacre is one of the largest areas at this level, with a total population of 26,314 people.
33 yrs ▲ +3.1%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15 at 23.9%, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the population is so young, while seniors aged 65 and over make up only 14.0%, which is well below the state average.
14.0% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.9% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenacre splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little fewer than 1% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up only 2.6%, a figure that is well below both the state and national levels.
0.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.6% ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenacre, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Greenacre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11763/greenacre/topic/demographics-identity