842 ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 793
- 2016: 771
- 2021: 842
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosny · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rosny
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rosny is far older than the national average, with a median age of 47. This community is shaped by a large senior population, as over a quarter of the 842 people living here are aged 65 or over.
842
▲ +6.2%
- 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 Rosny — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 842 people is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Most residents are older than those in the rest of the state, with a typical age that is 5 years higher than the Tasmanian figure.
47 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why there are fewer children under 15 compared to most other areas.
27.7% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rosny splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the state average. Nearly half of the residents are married, while 12.1% are in a de facto relationship, a rate about the same as the Australian figure.
2.0% ▲ +128.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosny, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Rosny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60573/rosny/topic/demographics-identity