132 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grangefields · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Grangefields are married, reflecting a stable adult population in this small area. The community is notably older than most, with a high proportion of seniors and a much lower number of children than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grangefields — lower than 54% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
Grangefields is a small community of 132 people. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
132 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
40 yrs —
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.7% of the population, well above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below both the state and national figures at just 12.9%.
22.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Grangefields, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 4.5% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 1.0%. Meanwhile, only 4.8% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
4.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Grangefields, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Grangefields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21087/grangefields/topic/demographics-identity