3,154 ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,136
- 2016: 3,113
- 2021: 3,154
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rochester · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rochester
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rochester is 53 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This is a community with a significant senior population, where roughly one in three people is aged 65 or over.
3,154
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Rochester — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rochester has 3,154 people, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. The typical age of 53 is much higher than in most other areas.
53 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 32% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 14.1%.
32.0% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.1% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rochester splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (32%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, which is a little above the state average. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 10.9% are in de facto relationships.
2.3% ▲ +186.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rochester, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rochester
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22184/rochester/topic/demographics-identity