230 ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 254
- 2016: 227
- 2021: 230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rous · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rous
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 230 people living in Rous are married. This is a notably older community where the typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
230
▼ -9.4%
- 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 Rous — higher than 57% of areas.
| Rous | 230 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | 12,899 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 48, making the population far older than in New South Wales and across Australia. This area is larger than about 57% of similar places.
48 yrs ▼ -2.0%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are seniors aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.7% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
25.2% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rous, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Very few people here identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and only 7.5% are in a de facto relationship, which is much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.5% ▲ +268.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rous, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 37%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rous
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rous [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13442/rous/topic/demographics-identity