559 ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 574
- 2016: 1,446
- 2021: 559
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Greenmount · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Greenmount
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Greenmount (L), where the typical resident is just 36. This shift is striking, as the area's typical age has dropped by 7 years since 2011. With a high number of children and few seniors, the community has a distinct family-focused profile.
559
▼ -2.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Greenmount — lower than 63% of areas.
| Greenmount | 559 |
|---|---|
| 4359, QLD | 1,388 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 559, which is smaller than about 62% of similar areas. This number shrank by 2.6% since 2011, with the area losing about 15 people.
36 yrs ▼ -16.3%
Younger than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 25.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially since people aged 65 and over are well below the state average at 11.8%.
11.8% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Greenmount splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 16.9%—well above the Australian average of 11.5%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 4.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
4.8% ▲ +210.2%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.9% ▲ +198.6%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Greenmount, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321049/greenmount/topic/demographics-identity