412 ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 310
- 2016: 435
- 2021: 412
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Red Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Red Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Red Rock, where the typical resident is now 55. This shift is seen in the high number of seniors and a relatively small number of children compared to other areas.
412
▲ +32.9%
- 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 Red Rock — higher than 62% of areas.
| Red Rock | 412 |
|---|---|
| 2456, NSW | 17,141 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 412 people, which is larger than about 65% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 55.
55 yrs ▲ +7.8%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 30.1% of the population, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 13.3%.
30.1% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Red Rock splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Nearly half of the residents are married, and 12.9% are in a de facto relationship.
8.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Red Rock, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Red Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13347/red-rock/topic/demographics-identity