1,903 ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,600
- 2016: 1,732
- 2021: 1,903
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosslea · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rosslea
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rosslea is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. With 1,903 people, it is larger than about 80% of similar areas and has a population that skews heavily toward young and middle-aged adults.
1,903
▲ +18.9%
- 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 Rosslea — higher than 78% of areas.
| Rosslea | 1,903 |
|---|---|
| 4812, QLD | 19,110 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 35 years old, which is noticeably younger than the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 30.8% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 13.0%, while seniors are also lower than most areas at 13.5%.
13.5% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.0% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rosslea, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas, at 16.8%.
7.6% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosslea, Never married is the majority at 51%; Married is next at 29%.
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 Rosslea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32478/rosslea/topic/demographics-identity