95 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92
- 2021: 95
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roslyn · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Roslyn is 55 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place is defined by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Roslyn — lower than 60% of areas.
| Roslyn | 95 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | 31,629 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 95 people. This is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
95 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has one of the highest proportions of seniors, with 33.7% aged 65 and over. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
33.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Roslyn splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (70.2%), while 3.2% identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 12.7% of the population, slightly above the New South Wales figure.
3.2% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Roslyn, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Roslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13430/roslyn/topic/demographics-identity