Roseberry Creek · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Roseberry Creek

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

An older population defines daily life in Roseberry Creek, where the typical resident is 61. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community skewed heavily toward seniors and older adults.

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📍 Roseberry Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Roseberry Creek sits — Total population

57 ▼ -68.7%
  • 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 Roseberry Creek — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Roseberry Creek57
2474, NSW 6,492
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The area is sparsely populated with only 57 residents, making it smaller than about 69% of similar areas.

57 ▼ -68.7%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 182
  • 2016: 35
  • 2021: 57

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

61 yrs ▲ +19.6%

Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 51 yrs
  • 2016: 57 yrs
  • 2021: 61 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 36.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.0%.

36.8% ▲ +237.1%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.9%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 36.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

7.0% ▼ -38.8%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Roseberry Creek, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 52%; Seniors (65+) is next at 35%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. Only 7.7% of people are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most areas.

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

7.7% ▼ -56.7%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.8%
  • 2016: 31.0%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Roseberry Creek, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (20%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 5 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 8 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Roseberry Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13418/roseberry-creek/topic/demographics-identity