1,188 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,076
- 2016: 1,102
- 2021: 1,188
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rose Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rose Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Rose Bay, where the typical resident is 49. This is far older than the national figure of 38. With 1,188 residents, the area has grown to be larger than about 76% of similar places.
1,188
▲ +10.4%
- 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 Rose Bay — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49 years old, which is noticeably older than the Tasmania average of 42 and far older than the Australian figure of 38.
49 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 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 make up 29% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national figures at just 13.6%.
29.0% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rose Bay splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state figure of 5.4%. Most people are married (52.7%), while those in de facto relationships are at 12.5%, about the same as the national average.
1.7% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rose Bay, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Rose Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60567/rose-bay/topic/demographics-identity