283 ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 372
- 2016: 330
- 2021: 283
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rosedale - Guerilla Bay · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Rosedale - Guerilla Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 19 years separates the typical resident of Rosedale - Guerilla Bay from the national average. This is a small and ageing community where the typical resident is now 57, which is far older than most similar areas.
283
▼ -23.9%
- 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 Rosedale - Guerilla Bay — lower than 85% of areas.
| Rosedale - Guerilla Bay | 283 |
|---|---|
| 2536, NSW | 19,333 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank by 24% since 2011, falling from 372 to 283 people. This makes it smaller than about 85% of similar areas.
57 yrs ▲ +23.9%
Older than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area is significantly older than the rest of the state, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 33.2% of the population. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to just 9.2%, which is well below the national figure.
33.2% ▲ +178.6%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rosedale - Guerilla Bay splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (40%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Children (0–14) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.3%. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
1.8% ▲ +63.9%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rosedale - Guerilla Bay, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Rosedale - Guerilla Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122116/rosedale-guerilla-bay/topic/demographics-identity