311 ▲ +175.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 113
- 2016: 263
- 2021: 311
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
East Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in East Rockingham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define East Rockingham, where the typical person is 63. This creates a distinct population profile with a very high proportion of seniors and very few children.
311
▲ +175.2%
- 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 East Rockingham — higher than 59% of areas.
| East Rockingham | 311 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | 24,913 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 311 residents, which is larger than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident is far older than the national figure, with a gap of 25 years.
63 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60 yrs
- 2016: 64 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 43.7% of the population, which is far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 5.1%.
43.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.1%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
5.1% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In East Rockingham, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure. De facto relationships are much less common than in most areas, at 7.6%.
2.6% ▼ -50.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.6% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In East Rockingham, the largest group is Married at 35%, followed by Divorced (25%) and Never married (19%).
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 East Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50467/east-rockingham/topic/demographics-identity