14,432 ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14,004
- 2016: 13,808
- 2021: 14,432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Morwell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Morwell is 43, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia. The population has grown by 3.1% since 2011 to reach 14,432 people. This aging trend is most visible in the high proportion of seniors living here.
14,432
▲ +3.1%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Morwell — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Morwell is larger than about 74% of similar areas. Its population grew by 428 people since 2011, while the typical resident is now 3 years older than they were in the previous census.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.8% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This group has grown by 3.6 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 fell slightly to 17.3%.
22.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Morwell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.1% of the population, which is a little above the state average. Those in de facto relationships rose to 12.2% since 2011, a figure about the same as the national average.
3.1% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Morwell splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (35%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041096/morwell/topic/demographics-identity