92 ▼ -75.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 369
- 2016: 98
- 2021: 92
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rocky Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rocky Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rocky Gully is 49 years old, which is far older than the state and national figures. This sparsely populated area has a heavy lean toward older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
92
▼ -75.1%
- 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 Gully — lower than 61% of areas.
| Rocky Gully | 92 |
|---|---|
| 6397, WA | 92 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 92 people. This is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +22.5%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 27.2% of the population, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 9.8%.
27.2% ▲ +122.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.8% ▼ -31.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rocky Gully, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.3% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. About 41.8% of residents are married, and 12.7% are in a de facto relationship.
4.3% ▲ +218.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +82.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Rocky Gully splits fairly evenly between Married (42%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 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 Rocky Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51304/rocky-gully/topic/demographics-identity