807 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 691
- 2016: 797
- 2021: 807
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in White Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 807 people now calls White Rock home, with the typical resident aged 38. This community is slightly younger than the state average and is home to a higher proportion of children than most similar areas.
807
▲ +16.8%
- 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 White Rock — higher than 72% of areas.
| White Rock | 807 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is a little younger than the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average.
38 yrs ▼ -2.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.3% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, people aged 65 and over account for 15.1%, a little below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
15.1% ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →White Rock splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 4.6% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 2.0%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
2.0% ▲ +356.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.6% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In White Rock, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 37%.
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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14292/white-rock/topic/demographics-identity