8 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12
- 2021: 8
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rocky Plain · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rocky Plain
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rocky Plain is 60 years old, making it far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area has only 8 people living here.
8
—
- 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 Rocky Plain — lower than 94% of areas.
| Rocky Plain | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5381, SA | 336 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41. With a total population of just 8, it is among the smallest areas of its kind.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
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 Seniors (65+) at 50%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (38%).
Age structure
View on map →In Rocky Plain, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 57%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 43%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The most common marital status is Married at 38%, ahead of Never married (38%).
Marital status
View on map →Rocky Plain splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rocky Plain
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rocky Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41270/rocky-plain/topic/demographics-identity