43 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62
- 2021: 43
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rocklyn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rocklyn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 57 makes Rocklyn far older than most Australian towns. This small community of just 43 people is largely made up of older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here at all.
43
—
- 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 Rocklyn — lower than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 43 residents. The typical person here is 57, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15, a figure far below the state and national averages. Instead, seniors aged 65 and over make up 34.9% of the population, which is among the highest for similar areas.
34.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rocklyn, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Seniors (65+) (33%) and Youth (15–24) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 28.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rocklyn, the largest group is Never married at 43%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (20%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rocklyn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rocklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22188/rocklyn/topic/demographics-identity