Greenough, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Greenough is a historic settlement on the Western Australian coast, about 400 kilometres north of Perth and just south of Geraldton, spread across a fertile floodplain known as the Greenough Flats. The Yamatji people were the original inhabitants of the district. Explorer George Grey named the area in 1839 after George Bellas Greenough, then president of London's Royal Geographical Society, and predicted it could become the granary of Western Australia. Subdivided for farming from the 1850s, it grew into a thriving wheat district before cyclones, floods and distant gold rushes drove its decline by 1900. Today the National Trust cares for the limestone buildings of the Central Greenough hamlet, and the town is famous for its river gums, bent almost flat by the prevailing wind.
Less advantaged than the national average
Greenough is more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 949, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Greenough at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 344
- Median age
- 45
- Median weekly household income
- $1,892
- SEIFA score
- 949
- Coordinates
- -28.9202, 114.7175
Greenough demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Greenough using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35%, 10% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 68 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 28 | 8% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 76 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 122 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 54 | 16% |
Share of the 348 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 45 | 40% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 54 | 48% |
| Rented | 11 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 113 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 113 occupied private dwellings in Greenough.
- Median weekly rent
- $350
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,717
- Average household size
- 2.7 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,031
- Median weekly personal income
- $794
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 38 (13%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 5 (2%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 12 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 102 (38%)
- Labour-force participation
- 60.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.5%
- Employed full-time
- 95
- Employed part-time
- 59
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Greenough
Where is Greenough?
Greenough is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Greenough?
At the 2021 Census, Greenough had a population of about 344.
Is Greenough an advantaged area?
Greenough has an ABS SEIFA score of 949, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 29 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 29% of Australian suburbs.
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