11,453 ▲ +101.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,679
- 2016: 11,906
- 2021: 11,453
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rhodes · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rhodes
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in Rhodes are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than both the state and national averages, with a typical resident aged just 32. It is a densely populated area home to 11,453 people.
11,453
▲ +101.7%
- 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 Rhodes — higher than 88% of areas.
| Rhodes | 11,453 |
|---|---|
| 2138, NSW | 19,686 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 32, which is among the lowest ages for this level and noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
32 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A huge 58.4% of the population are young adults, which helps explain why children under 15 (12.2%) and seniors over 65 (6.4%) are both far below state and national levels.
6.4% ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.2% ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rhodes, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 58%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Many residents are in de facto relationships, at 17.3%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.3%, which is lower than most areas.
0.3% ▲ +87.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.3% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Rhodes splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (44%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13372/rhodes/topic/demographics-identity