121 ▼ -56.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 277
- 2016: 139
- 2021: 121
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Grassy · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Grassy
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the 121 people in Grassy are aged 65 or over, which is well above the national figure. This small community has a varied age mix, with a typical resident aged 36, making it noticeably younger than other similar areas. The population is marked by a high number of both children and seniors.
121
▼ -56.3%
- 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 Grassy — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 36 years old, which is noticeably younger than the state average of 42. With only 121 people, it is smaller than about 55% of similar areas.
36 yrs ▼ -25.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 22.3% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is younger than most, despite a large group of seniors (24.8%) living here.
24.8% ▲ +47.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.3% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Grassy, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 25.3%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate about the same as the Australian average.
3.3% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
25.3% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Grassy, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Grassy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60247/grassy/topic/demographics-identity