84 ▼ -66.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 247
- 2016: 74
- 2021: 84
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rowlands Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rowlands Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 59 years makes Rowlands Creek far older than most other areas. This sparsely populated place has just 84 residents, with a population skewed heavily toward older adults and seniors.
84
▼ -66.0%
- 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 Rowlands Creek — lower than 63% of areas.
| Rowlands Creek | 84 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 59, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Only 84 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 62% of similar places.
59 yrs ▲ +28.3%
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents make up a huge part of the population, with 27.4% aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 3.6% of the area, a figure far below the New South Wales average.
27.4% ▲ +66.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.6% ▼ -84.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rowlands Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 45%, followed by Seniors (65+) (37%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. About 11.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
6.0% ▲ +147.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.3% ▲ +59.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Rowlands Creek splits fairly evenly between Married (35%) and Never married (33%), with Divorced at 19%.
Age & sex structure
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 Rowlands Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13447/rowlands-creek/topic/demographics-identity