365 ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 375
- 2016: 385
- 2021: 365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenbushes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greenbushes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 365 people in Greenbushes are married, reflecting a community with a notably mature population. The typical resident is 52 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinct demographic where seniors and older adults make up over half the population.
365
▼ -2.7%
- 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 Greenbushes — higher than 61% of areas.
| Greenbushes | 365 |
|---|---|
| 6254, WA | 541 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Greenbushes is home to 365 people, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical resident is 52, which is far older than both the state and national average of 38.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This older profile is consistent with the fact that children under 15 are less common here than in most other areas.
28.8% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenbushes splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%. About 3.3% of the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3% ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenbushes, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Greenbushes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50582/greenbushes/topic/demographics-identity