385 ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 447
- 2016: 402
- 2021: 385
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grassmere · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grassmere
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the residents in Grassmere are married, making it a community where traditional family structures are common. The area is home to 385 people and stands out for having a high proportion of children compared to the rest of the country.
385
▼ -13.9%
- 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 Grassmere — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38 years.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over account for 17.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
17.7% ▲ +75.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Grassmere, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are slightly less common here than in the rest of Victoria.
1.8% ▲ +169.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grassmere, Married is the majority at 55%; 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 Grassmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21092/grassmere/topic/demographics-identity