Mooball · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mooball

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

About 41.6% of people in Mooball are married, the largest relationship group in a small community of 193 people. The area is notably younger than most similar places, with a typical resident aged 39 and a higher proportion of children than the national average.

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Where Mooball sits — Total population

193 ▼ -48.8%
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooball — higher than 53% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mooball193
2483, NSW 11,616
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population totals 193 people, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.

193 ▼ -48.8%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 377
  • 2016: 194
  • 2021: 193

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

39 yrs ▼ -7.1%

Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42 yrs
  • 2016: 43 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 20.2% of the population, a little above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are well below the national average at just 14.0%.

14.0% ▼ -32.4%

Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 12.9%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

20.2% ▲ +20.9%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 20.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Mooball splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.8%, which is well above the 11.5% Australian figure. Around 2.6% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, about the same as the state and national figures.

2.6% ▼ -34.5%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.6%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

17.8% ▲ +48.0%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.0%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 17.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Mooball, the largest group is Married at 40%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (16%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 6 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 3 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 3 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 5 males; 65–69: 9 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 13 males; 60–64: 8 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 4 males; 55–59: 4 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 3 males; 45–49: 6 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 4 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 5 males; 35–39: 3 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 10 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 11 males; 25–29: 8 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 5 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 7 males; 15–19: 6 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 6 males; 10–14: 6 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 11 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 6 males; 0–4: 3 females

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 Mooball [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12698/mooball/topic/demographics-identity