5,469 ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,178
- 2016: 5,613
- 2021: 5,469
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenwich · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greenwich
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Half of all residents in Greenwich are married, making it a community with a strong focus on established partnerships. The area is noticeably older than the national average, with a total population of 5,469 people.
5,469
▲ +5.6%
- 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 Greenwich — higher than 86% of areas.
| Greenwich | 5,469 |
|---|---|
| 2065, NSW | 31,698 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20.7% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 account for 16.5%, which is a little below the national average.
20.7% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenwich splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. People in de facto relationships make up 10.7%, about the same as the national figure.
0.3% ▲ +499.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.7% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenwich, 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).
More for Greenwich
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Greenwich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11776/greenwich/topic/demographics-identity