293 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 256
- 2016: 297
- 2021: 293
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Green Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Green Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A remarkably older population than most similar areas defines Green Head, where the typical resident is 66. This age gap is stark, with the community being 28 years older than the average person across Western Australia and the nation.
293
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Green Head — higher than 59% of areas.
| Green Head | 293 |
|---|---|
| 6514, WA | 639 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 293 people, making it larger than about 60% of similar areas.
66 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 66 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is heavily weighted towards seniors, who make up 53.9% of residents—far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 5.8% of the population, which is among the lowest for this kind of area.
53.9% ▲ +67.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.8% ▼ -37.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Green Head, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 28%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 58.7%, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than most areas at 6.8%. About 3.1% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.1% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Green Head, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 15%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Green Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50579/green-head/topic/demographics-identity