37,632 ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28,124
- 2016: 31,818
- 2021: 37,632
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moorabool · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Moorabool
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 34% population jump since 2011 has seen Moorabool grow by about 9,508 people. This expansion is marked by a high number of children and a typical resident age of 39, making it slightly older than the national figure.
37,632
▲ +33.8%
- 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 Moorabool — higher than 71% of areas.
| Moorabool | 37,632 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 37,632 people in 2021, which is larger than about 71% of similar areas. The typical age has remained steady at 39 years since 2011.
39 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.1% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 4.0 points since 2011 to reach 17.0%.
17.0% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moorabool splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.0% of the area, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.5% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
1.5% ▲ +61.0%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moorabool, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25150/moorabool/topic/demographics-identity