Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Rosewater then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Rosewater, SA (postcode 5013) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+9.2% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,279 | 3,278 | 3,582 | +303 · +9.2% |
| Median age | 39 | 40 | 39 | 0 · 0% |
| Median household income | $870/wk | $1,002/wk | $1,314/wk | +$444 · +51% |
| Median personal income | $495/wk | $536/wk | $684/wk | +$189 · +38.2% |
| Median rent | $200/wk | $240/wk | $260/wk | +$60 · +30% |
| Median mortgage | $1,463/mo | $1,389/mo | $1,430/mo | $33 · -2.3% |
| Average household size | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | +0.1 · +4.5% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Rosewater trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,582
was 3,278 in 2016
+304 · +9.3%
Median rent
$260/wk
was $240/wk in 2016
+$20 · +8.3%
Household income
$1,314/wk
was $1,002/wk in 2016
+$312 · +31.1%
Median age
39
was 40 in 2016
-1 · -2.5%
Dig deeper: Rosewater population growth · Rosewater then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.