69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rocky Plain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rocky Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Forty-two percent of residents in Rocky Plain are married, making it the most common relationship status in this sparsely populated area. With only 69 people living here, the community has a varied age range and a noticeably high proportion of people in de facto relationships.
69
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- 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 Rocky Plain — lower than 67% of areas.
| Rocky Plain | 69 |
|---|---|
| 2628, NSW | 2,176 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 69 people, which is smaller than about 66% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, making the area noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
41 yrs —
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest age group at 27.5%. Those aged 65 and over represent 14.5% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 17.6%.
14.5% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rocky Plain, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Youth (15–24) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is alongside a very high rate of de facto relationships at 24.4%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%.
5.8% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Rocky Plain splits fairly evenly between Married (48%) 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).
More for Rocky Plain
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rocky Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13402/rocky-plain/topic/demographics-identity