1,851 ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,301
- 2016: 1,585
- 2021: 1,851
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosemount · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rosemount
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Rosemount, where the typical resident is 48. With over a quarter of the community being seniors, this area is much older than most other similar places.
1,851
▲ +42.3%
- 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 Rosemount — higher than 77% of areas.
| Rosemount | 1,851 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | 36,706 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rosemount is home to ,1851 people, making it larger than about 80% of areas at this level. Residents here are far older than those in Queensland and Australia, with a typical age that is 10 years higher than the national figure.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 26.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of older adults is reflected in the age structure, while children under 15 are a little below the state and national averages at 16.3%.
26.4% ▲ +72.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rosemount splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships are well below the Queensland average at 9.8%. People identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 2.0% of the population, which is a little below the national figure.
2.0% ▲ +99.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosemount, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Rosemount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32471/rosemount/topic/demographics-identity