953 ▲ +74.5%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 546
- 2016: 757
- 2021: 953
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Rock · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in The Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 45% of people in The Rock are married, forming the largest relationship group in a community that has grown rapidly. The town added about 407 people since 2011, and while residents are far older than the national figure, a recent surge in children has shifted the local age balance.
953
▲ +74.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is The Rock — higher than 54% of areas.
| The Rock | 953 |
|---|---|
| 2655, NSW | 1,416 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 75% since 2011 to reach 953 people. Despite this growth, the typical resident is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
46 yrs ▼ -16.4%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 21.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are also well above the state average at 24.7%.
24.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Rock splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, a figure that is well above the Australian average and rose 4.1 points since 2011. Those in de facto relationships also sit higher than most areas at 14.0%.
6.3% ▲ +186.5%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Rock, the largest group is Married at 45%, 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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121107/the-rock/topic/demographics-identity