157 ▼ -37.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 251
- 2016: 162
- 2021: 157
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greta West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greta West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Greta West is 54 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated community of 157 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
157
▼ -37.5%
- 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 West — lower than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. There are 157 people living in the area.
54 yrs ▲ +20.0%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 29.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Victorian average at only 10.8%.
29.9% ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.8% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greta West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the population is married, while 31.2% have never married. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
9.8% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greta West, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Greta West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21110/greta-west/topic/demographics-identity