13,533 ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,479
- 2016: 10,117
- 2021: 13,533
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosebery · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rosebery
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost 47% of people in Rosebery are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area noticeably younger than the state and national averages, with a typical resident aged just 33. It is a large community of over 13,500 people where few children or seniors live compared to other areas.
13,533
▲ +59.6%
- 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 Rosebery — higher than 88% of areas.
| Rosebery | 13,533 |
|---|---|
| 2018, NSW | 19,878 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population has reached 13,533, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 33, which is 6 years younger than the New South Wales figure.
33 yrs ▼ -5.7%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has far fewer children and seniors than most places, with those under 15 and those 65 and over both sitting well below the national figures. This reflects a population heavily weighted toward the 25 to 44 age group.
10.6% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rosebery, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 47%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (18%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 20.7% of people in such partnerships. Around 0.9% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure.
0.9% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% ▲ +144.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosebery, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 37%.
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 Rosebery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13419/rosebery/topic/demographics-identity