53 ▼ -43.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94
- 2016: 55
- 2021: 53
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roche Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Roche Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of just 32 years makes Roche Creek noticeably younger than both Queensland and Australia. This sparsely populated area has only 53 residents, with a population that leans heavily toward young adults and seniors.
53
▼ -43.6%
- 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 Roche Creek — lower than 71% of areas.
| Roche Creek | 53 |
|---|---|
| 4419, QLD | 1,082 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 53 people living here. This makes the area smaller than about 71% of similar places.
32 yrs ▼ -17.9%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 32 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While 43.4% of residents are young adults, there are very few children under 15, at just 7.5%. This is far below the national figure of 18.2%, while the proportion of seniors is well above the state average at 24.5%.
24.5% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▼ -59.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Roche Creek, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (71.8%) or have never married (23.1%). No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Roche Creek, Married is the majority at 76%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Roche Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32446/roche-creek/topic/demographics-identity