Australian Demographic Profile
Grafton, NSW 2460
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~10,517
Median age
42
Median income
Mid
$650-$799/wk
Top profile
Young
33%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers33%
- Retired and semi-retired30%
- Established partnered households15%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~10,517
- Sex split
- F 52% / M 48%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 16%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)18%
- Young adults (15-24)11%
- Early career (25-39)17%
- Mid career (40-59)22%
- Senior (60+)32%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Grafton: Mid ($650-$799/wk).
- No / not stated30%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)25%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)35%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)9.5%
- Very high ($3k+)1.1%
Top occupations
- Community and Personal Service Workers17%
- Professionals15%
- Technicians and Trades Workers13%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Grafton | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 16% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →