516 ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 566
- 2016: 495
- 2021: 516
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moorland · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moorland
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population and a strong Indigenous presence shape daily life in Moorland. The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 516 people living here, it is larger than about 68% of similar areas.
516
▼ -8.8%
- 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 Moorland — higher than 65% of areas.
| Moorland | 516 |
|---|---|
| 2443, NSW | 8,739 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are noticeably older than those in New South Wales, with a typical age of 46 years.
46 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.2%, a rate about the same as across Australia.
24.2% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moorland splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the community, well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 14.5%.
8.3% ▲ +148.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moorland, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Moorland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12725/moorland/topic/demographics-identity