132 ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 129
- 2016: 309
- 2021: 132
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rolleston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rolleston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger crowd than usual defines daily life in Rolleston, where the typical resident is just 33 years old. With 132 people living here, the area is noticeably younger than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
132
▲ +2.3%
- 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 Rolleston — lower than 54% of areas.
| Rolleston | 132 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 33, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figure of 38.
33 yrs ▼ -19.5%
Younger than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This youthfulness is driven by a high number of children under 15, who make up 22.7% of the population. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over account for only 10.6%, which is well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
10.6% ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rolleston splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Rolleston identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average. De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, with 13.9% of residents in such partnerships.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▼ -33.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Rolleston splits fairly evenly between Married (44%) and Never married (41%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rolleston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32462/rolleston/topic/demographics-identity