Rookwood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Rookwood

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Very few people live in Rookwood (Qld), with a total population of just 9 residents. This sparsely populated area has a typical age of 45, making it noticeably older than the national and state figures.

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📍 Rookwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Rookwood sits — Total population

9
  • 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 Rookwood — lower than 94% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Rookwood9
4871, QLD 10,798
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is very small, with only 9 people living here. Those who do reside in the area are typically 45 years old, which is 7 years older than the average for Queensland and Australia.

9

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0
  • 2021: 9

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

45 yrs

Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Youth (15–24) at 44%, ahead of Seniors (65+) (33%).

Age structure

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In Rookwood, Youth (15–24) is the majority at 57%; Seniors (65+) is next at 43%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 33%, ahead of Never married (33%).

Marital status

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Rookwood splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).

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 Rookwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32465/rookwood/topic/demographics-identity