1,375 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,397
- 2016: 1,374
- 2021: 1,375
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rose Park · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Rose Park, where the typical person is 44, well above the national figure of 38. The area is home to 1,375 people and is shaped by a high proportion of seniors.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rose Park — higher than 75% of areas.
| Rose Park | 1,375 |
|---|---|
| 5067, SA | 10,773 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
1,375 ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger 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 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here than in most other areas.
24.5% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Rose Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of people are in de facto relationships, at 9.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Rose Park, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/demographics-identity