9,861 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,611
- 2016: 9,614
- 2021: 9,861
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenwood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Greenwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 20% of the 9,861 people living in Greenwood are aged 65 and over. This makes the suburb significantly older than the state average, though it still maintains a strong presence of young families. It is one of the largest residential areas at this level in the region.
9,861
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Greenwood — higher than 87% of areas.
| Greenwood | 9,861 |
|---|---|
| 6024, WA | 13,723 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38 years.
40 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above the national average. This balances out the senior population, which at 19.3% is well above the Western Australian average of 16.1%.
19.3% ▲ +74.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.9% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenwood splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. Most people are married (50.9%), while those in de facto relationships sit at 12.1%, about the same as across Australia.
1.3% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenwood, Married is the majority at 51%; 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 Greenwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50587/greenwood/topic/demographics-identity