Suburb in Kempsey

Greenhill, NSW

Greenhill had a population of 757 at the 2021 Census (+3.6% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,264. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Greenhill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Greenhill's population grew by 3.6% to 757, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.4%.

30.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 37.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 3.9% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 229 households.

The median household earns $1,264 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $260 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,340 a month.

6.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 7.4% use a language other than English at home. 37.1% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Greenhill beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureGreenhillNSWAustralia
Population7578,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+3.6%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age42.038.438.2
Households2292,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments3.9%21.8%14.3%
Renting30.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright37.2%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,264$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$260$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,340$2,142$1,866
Born overseas6.6%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home7.4%28.2%23.6%
No religion37.1%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+3.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6852011
  2. 7312016
  3. 7572021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Greenhill New South Wales
Share of people by age, Greenhill and New South Wales
0–912.8%
10–1914.9%
20–2911.4%
30–399.0%
40–4912.4%
50–5912.4%
60–6913.9%
70–7911.0%
80+3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Greenhill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal37.5%
  2. English35.4%
  3. Australian33.5%
  4. Irish9.0%
  5. Scottish7.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages5.9%
  2. Urdu0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England1.9%
  2. New Zealand0.7%
  3. the Philippines0.7%
  4. Scotland0.7%
  5. Thailand0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Greenhill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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