365 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 304
- 2016: 352
- 2021: 365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosevears · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rosevears
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rosevears is now 56, which is far older than the national figure. This creates a population profile where nearly 30% of people are seniors, making the area much older than most other similar places.
365
▲ +20.1%
- 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 Rosevears — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rosevears has 365 residents, a population larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the typical Tasmanian (42) or Australian (38).
56 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 29.6% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This contributes to a very old age structure, with children under 15 making up only 11.5% of residents.
29.6% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.5% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rosevears splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 16.4% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure. About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average.
2.2% ▲ +120.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.4% ▲ +109.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosevears, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 Rosevears [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60572/rosevears/topic/demographics-identity