7,633 ▲ +599.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,092
- 2016: 3,175
- 2021: 7,633
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rochedale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rochedale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group in Rochedale, accounting for 39.1% of its 7,633 residents. The area is noticeably younger than the rest of Queensland and Australia, with a typical resident aged just 33. This creates a family-heavy profile where children are common and seniors are few.
7,633
▲ +599.0%
- 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 Rochedale — higher than 87% of areas.
| Rochedale | 7,633 |
|---|---|
| 4123, QLD | 22,857 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rochedale is among the largest areas of its kind with 7,633 people. The typical resident is 33, which is 5 years younger than the national and state figures.
33 yrs ▼ -23.3%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 33 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 25.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. Conversely, those aged 65 and over represent just 7.0%, which is far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
7.0% ▼ -67.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.6% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rochedale, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 63.5% of the population, while those in de facto relationships are at 7.6%, which is well below the 11.5% national figure. Only 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rochedale, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Rochedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32447/rochedale/topic/demographics-identity