149 ▼ -56.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 342
- 2016: 198
- 2021: 149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rock Forest · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rock Forest
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rock Forest is now 48, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. With a total population of 149 people, it is a sparsely populated area where more than half of the residents are aged 45 or over.
149
▼ -56.4%
- 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 Rock Forest — lower than 52% of areas.
| Rock Forest | 149 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 48, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39 and the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 only 11.4% of the population, a figure well below the national average. This helps explain the area's older profile, where 32.9% of residents are adults aged 45 to 64.
16.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rock Forest, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the New South Wales average. Most residents are married (52%), while 10.3% are in de facto relationships, which is a little below the national figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rock Forest, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Rock Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13392/rock-forest/topic/demographics-identity