127 ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 200
- 2016: 154
- 2021: 127
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Roseneath · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up the largest age group in Roseneath, where 33.1% of the 127 residents are retirees. This is a small, sparsely populated area with a population far older than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Roseneath — lower than 55% of areas.
| Roseneath | 127 |
|---|---|
| 4811, QLD | 13,688 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Roseneath is 55, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
127 ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
55 yrs ▲ +34.1%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has very few children, with only 8.7% under 15 compared to 17% nationally. This trend is consistent with the high proportion of seniors, who make up 33.1% of the population—far above the Queensland figure of 17%.
33.1% ▲ +177.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.7% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Roseneath splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 16.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.4% ▼ -85.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Roseneath, the largest group is Married at 33%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (26%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Roseneath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32472/roseneath/topic/demographics-identity