88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 99
- 2021: 88
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Granya · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Granya is now 55, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place of 88 people has an unusual age split, with a high number of both seniors and young children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Granya — lower than 62% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 55, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia by 17 years.
88 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% 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 26.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 23.9%, a figure higher than most similar areas.
23.9% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Granya, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 8% of the population, which is well above the Victorian average of 1%. Relationships are mostly formal, with 66.7% of people married and 18.3% in de facto partnerships.
8.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Granya, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Granya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21090/granya/topic/demographics-identity