9,136 ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,625
- 2016: 7,965
- 2021: 9,136
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing community of over 9,100 people now calls North Rocks home. The area is slightly older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 40. It is a predominantly married community where nearly 60% of adults are wed.
9,136
▲ +19.8%
- 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 North Rocks — higher than 87% of areas.
| North Rocks | 9,136 |
|---|---|
| 2151, NSW | 21,204 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
North Rocks is one of the largest areas at this level, with a total population of 9,136 people. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
40 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.7%, a proportion roughly the same as across the state.
17.7% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →North Rocks splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure. People in de facto relationships make up 6.2%, a rate much lower than most other similar areas.
0.4% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Rocks, Married is the majority at 60%; Never 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 North Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13013/north-rocks/topic/demographics-identity