476,340 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 378,045
- 2016: 425,302
- 2021: 476,340
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moreton Bay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Moreton Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little more than one in five people are children in Moreton Bay, a figure slightly above the state and national figures. The region has seen significant growth, adding about 98,295 people since 2011. It is now one of the largest areas of its kind in the country.
476,340
▲ +26.0%
- 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 Moreton Bay — higher than 90% of areas.
| Moreton Bay | 476,340 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew 26% since 2011 to reach 476,340 people. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38 and 2 years older than it was in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +5.4%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 38 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 19.8% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose by 4.7 points since 2011 to reach 17.7%, about the same as the national figure.
17.7% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.8% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moreton Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.9% of the population, a figure that rose 1.7 points since 2011. About 47.1% of residents are married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the state figure.
3.9% ▲ +74.2%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moreton Bay, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Moreton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35010/moreton-bay/topic/demographics-identity