564 ▼ -39.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 935
- 2016: 572
- 2021: 564
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moonbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moonbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moonbah is 44, making the population noticeably older than the national figure. The area is home to 564 people, with a population size that is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
564
▼ -39.7%
- 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 Moonbah — higher than 66% of areas.
| Moonbah | 564 |
|---|---|
| 2627, NSW | 5,263 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44 years old. This is noticeably older than the average person in New South Wales by 5 years and 6 years older than the Australian figure.
44 yrs ▲ +15.8%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33.7%. While 19% of the population are children under 15, the 15.6% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national figures.
15.6% ▲ +102.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moonbah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are common here, at 14.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. About 2.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national average.
2.1% ▲ +121.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moonbah, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Moonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12709/moonbah/topic/demographics-identity