212 ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 268
- 2016: 208
- 2021: 212
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosevale · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rosevale is now 46 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. With 212 people living here, the community is smaller than many towns but has an age profile skewed heavily toward seniors and older adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rosevale — higher than 55% of areas.
| Rosevale | 212 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | 6,007 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 46, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian average of 38.
212 ▼ -20.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.2% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas.
22.2% ▲ +69.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Rosevale, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Rosevale identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Around 13.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a rate slightly above the national average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Rosevale, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rosevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32474/rosevale/topic/demographics-identity