197 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 158
- 2021: 197
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rothsay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rothsay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A striking lack of children defines the population in Rothsay, where there are no residents under 15. This creates a demographic profile that differs sharply from the rest of Western Australia, with the community primarily made up of adults between 25 and 64 years old.
197
—
- 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 Rothsay — higher than 53% of areas.
| Rothsay | 197 |
|---|---|
| 6620, WA | 518 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 197 people. The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38 years.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
No children under 15 live here, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 42.6%, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the state average at just 5.1%.
5.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rothsay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (44%) and Young adults (25–44) (40%), with Youth (15–24) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds make up 0.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the residents have never been married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Rothsay, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Rothsay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rothsay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51313/rothsay/topic/demographics-identity