Rosa Brook · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Rosa Brook

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Rosa Brook is now 43, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figures. With 216 people living here, the community has a balanced age mix where older adults and families are the most common groups.

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📍 Rosa Brook, Suburb / Locality

Where Rosa Brook sits — Total population

216
  • 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 Rosa Brook — higher than 55% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Rosa Brook216
6285, WA 10,633
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population totals 216 people, which is larger than about 56% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than the national average, with a typical age of 43.

216

Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 205
  • 2021: 216

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

43 yrs

Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 44 yrs
  • 2021: 43 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 19.9% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This is balanced by a senior population of 19.0%, a figure a little above the state and national averages.

19.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 19.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.9%

Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.5%
  • 2021: 19.9%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Rosa Brook, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%, which is well above the national figure. People who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander make up 1.4% of the population, a little below the state and national averages.

17.1%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.1%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Rosa Brook, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 26%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 5 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 5 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 7 males; 70–74: 5 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 12 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 3 males; 60–64: 9 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 8 males; 55–59: 14 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 10 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 7 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 4 males; 40–44: 15 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 7 males; 35–39: 9 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 9 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 5 males; 25–29: 8 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 3 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 8 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 12 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 9 males; 5–9: 10 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Rosa Brook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51309/rosa-brook/topic/demographics-identity