60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rookhurst · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rookhurst
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over a third of people in Rookhurst are aged 65 or over, making it a predominantly senior area. The typical resident is 61, which is far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place is home to just 60 people.
60
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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 Rookhurst — lower than 69% of areas.
| Rookhurst | 60 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 5,608 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Rookhurst is 61, making this area far older than the state and national figures.
61 yrs —
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 61 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With 36.7% of residents aged 65 and over, this area has a far higher proportion of seniors than the rest of the country. Conversely, there are no children under 15 living here.
36.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rookhurst splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (42%) and Older adults (45–64) (40%), with Youth (15–24) at 12%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the population is married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is much lower than in most other areas. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rookhurst, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Rookhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13408/rookhurst/topic/demographics-identity