12,751 ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13,429
- 2016: 13,159
- 2021: 12,751
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moree Plains · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Moree Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly one in five people in Moree Plains identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far exceeding national patterns. This influence shapes a community where 20.6% of the population are children, which is much higher than in most other similar areas. The region is home to 12,751 people, though this number has fallen by 5% since 2011.
12,751
▼ -5.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Moree Plains — higher than 51% of areas.
| Moree Plains | 12,751 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrunk by about 678 people since 2011. While the typical resident is 38, this is a little younger than the New South Wales figure of 39.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 20.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over rose 4.1 points since 2011 to reach 16.6%.
16.6% ▲ +33.1%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moree Plains splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
At 19.9%, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far above the Australian figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of the area, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
19.9% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moree Plains splits fairly evenly between Never married (42%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Moree Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15300/moree-plains/topic/demographics-identity