86 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 107
- 2021: 86
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of all residents in Greta are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This makes the community far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 47. The area is sparsely populated, with only 86 people living across its 41 square kilometres.
86
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- 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 Greta — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. The total population of 86 is smaller than about 61% of similar areas.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 14.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure. This is a bit surprising given the high number of middle-aged adults, but those aged 65 and over are also much lower than most areas at 9.3%.
9.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.0% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Greta, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Youth (15–24) (19%) and Children (0–14) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, while 13.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is a little above the state and national figures. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greta, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Greta
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Greta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21108/greta/topic/demographics-identity