82 ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 181
- 2016: 87
- 2021: 82
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rockmount · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rockmount
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Rockmount are married, marking this as the most common relationship status in the area. It is a sparsely populated place of just 82 people, with a typical resident aged 49, making it far older than the national figure.
82
▼ -54.7%
- 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 Rockmount — lower than 64% of areas.
| Rockmount | 82 |
|---|---|
| 4344, QLD | 2,709 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49 years old, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian averages of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 only 11% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over account for 19.5%, a little above the state and national averages.
19.5% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.0% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rockmount, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 29%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.7%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.7% ▲ +102.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rockmount, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Rockmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32452/rockmount/topic/demographics-identity