629 ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 683
- 2016: 774
- 2021: 629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Rocks
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults dominate the daily life of The Rocks, where the typical resident is 43. This makes the area noticeably older than both the state and national averages, with a population of 629 people.
629
▼ -7.9%
- 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 Rocks — higher than 68% of areas.
| The Rocks | 629 |
|---|---|
| 2000, NSW | 27,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 629 is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 6.8% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.6%, a little above the Australian average.
18.6% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.8% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In The Rocks, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8%, well above the 11.5% national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.0% of the population, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Rocks, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13856/the-rocks/topic/demographics-identity