261 ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 222
- 2016: 248
- 2021: 261
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Granite Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Granite Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Granite Rock is 49 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. The population has grown to 261 people, though it remains a small community with a significant proportion of seniors.
261
▲ +17.6%
- 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 Granite Rock — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 49, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident by 11 years.
49 yrs ▼ -3.9%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 23.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 14.2%.
23.4% ▲ +37.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Granite Rock, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the community is married at 57.5%, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is a little above the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▲ +254.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Granite Rock, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Granite Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21088/granite-rock/topic/demographics-identity