Greenhills · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Greenhills

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A population of just 46 people makes Greenhills a sparsely populated area. It is a young community where nearly a quarter of the residents are children, creating a profile that is much younger than most similar places.

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📍 Greenhills, Suburb / Locality

Where Greenhills sits — Total population

46
  • 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 Greenhills — lower than 74% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Greenhills46
6302, WA 3,485
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both the state and national figures of 38.

46

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 64
  • 2021: 46

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

37 yrs

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 37 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 23.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 8.7%, a figure well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.

8.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 9.4%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

23.9%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.4%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Greenhills splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (31%), with Older adults (45–64) at 19%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are very common here at 24%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state and national averages.

24.0%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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Greenhills splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (37%), with Separated at 14%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 3 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Greenhills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50584/greenhills/topic/demographics-identity