668 ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 632
- 2016: 635
- 2021: 668
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grose Wold · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Grose Wold is now 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With 668 people, the community is larger than about 70% of similar areas. This shift towards an older population is seen alongside a steady number of families with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grose Wold — higher than 69% of areas.
| Grose Wold | 668 |
|---|---|
| 2753, NSW | 17,587 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 42, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian typical age of 38.
668 ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. Those aged 65 and over account for 16.0%, a figure a little below both the state and national averages.
16.0% ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Grose Wold, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Children (0–14) (19%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 61.4% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 1.9% of the population.
1.9% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +160.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Grose Wold, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Grose Wold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11792/grose-wold/topic/demographics-identity