1,347 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,054
- 2016: 1,236
- 2021: 1,347
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of the 1,347 people in The Rock are children under 15, a figure well above the national average. This creates a community with a wide age gap, where a high number of young families live alongside a large population of seniors.
1,347
▲ +27.8%
- 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 The Rock — higher than 75% of areas.
| The Rock | 1,347 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | 1,416 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area older than most similar places.
42 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up 23.3% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 23.1%. Both groups are well above the New South Wales average, meaning the area has more young and old people than most other areas.
23.1% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Rock splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Just over half of the residents are married, and 11.7% are in a de facto relationship.
5.6% ▲ +119.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Rock, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (10%).
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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13854/the-rock/topic/demographics-identity