240 ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 305
- 2016: 245
- 2021: 240
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gresford · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gresford
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of residents in Gresford are married, reflecting a community with a strong family focus. The area is notably young, with children under 15 making up over a quarter of the population.
240
▼ -21.3%
- 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 Gresford — higher than 57% of areas.
| Gresford | 240 |
|---|---|
| 2311, NSW | 913 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Gresford has 240 residents. The typical person here is 38, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average.
38 yrs ▼ -24.0%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high proportion of children under 15 live here, at 25.4%, which is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over make up 17.1% of the population, about the same as the state and national averages.
17.1% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.4% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gresford splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.9% of the population, which is well above the own national figure of 3.2%. Around 10.6% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate about the same as in New South Wales.
7.9% ▲ —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.6% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gresford, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (29%) 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 Gresford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11783/gresford/topic/demographics-identity