Greenhills Beach · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Greenhills Beach

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Much younger than most similar areas, Greenhills Beach is a family-focused community where a quarter of the 1,375 residents are children. The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both the state and national figures.

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Where Greenhills Beach sits — Total population

1,375 —
  • 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 Greenhills Beach — higher than 75% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Greenhills Beach1,375
2230, NSW 30,690
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population here is 1,375, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. Residents are generally younger, with a typical age of 37.

1,375 —

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 792
  • 2021: 1,375

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

37 yrs —

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34 yrs
  • 2021: 37 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Families with children are common, as those under 15 make up 25.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are far less common here than elsewhere, making up only 5.7% of residents.

5.7% —

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 5.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

25.3% —

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 26.4%
  • 2021: 25.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Greenhills Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Most residents are married, at 62%, while those in de facto relationships are at 6.9%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.2% of the population, a little below the state average.

6.9% —

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Greenhills Beach, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 32%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 3 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 5 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 12 males; 70–74: 12 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 31 males; 65–69: 21 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 37 males; 60–64: 32 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 49 males; 55–59: 47 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 71 males; 50–54: 65 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 50 males; 45–49: 59 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 70 males; 40–44: 69 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 31 males; 35–39: 52 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 9 males; 30–34: 21 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 27 males; 25–29: 22 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 60 males; 20–24: 41 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 66 males; 15–19: 66 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 65 males; 10–14: 64 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 71 males; 5–9: 73 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 49 males; 0–4: 31 females

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 Greenhills Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11770/greenhills-beach/topic/demographics-identity