2,600 ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,583
- 2016: 2,573
- 2021: 2,600
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grenfell · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grenfell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Grenfell is far older than those across the state, with a typical age of 54. This gap is driven by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children. The population now totals 2,600 people.
2,600
▲ +0.7%
- 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 Grenfell — higher than 82% of areas.
| Grenfell | 2,600 |
|---|---|
| 2810, NSW | 3,132 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38. Grenfell is larger than about 83% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 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 33.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national average at 14.5%.
33.3% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Grenfell, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of residents are married, while 12% are in a de facto relationship.
4.7% ▲ +230.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grenfell, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Grenfell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11782/grenfell/topic/demographics-identity