1,125 ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 921
- 2016: 976
- 2021: 1,125
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moruya Heads · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moruya Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost half of the 1,125 residents in Moruya Heads are married. This is an older community where the typical resident is 51, making it far older than the national figure. This age gap is seen in the high number of seniors and a lower proportion of children.
1,125
▲ +22.1%
- 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 Moruya Heads — higher than 73% of areas.
| Moruya Heads | 1,125 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 12,981 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 1,125 is larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 51, which is far older than the typical person in New South Wales and across Australia.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults and seniors make up over half the population, with those aged 65 and over sitting far above the national figure at 28.5%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 15.0%, which is well below the state and national figures.
28.5% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moruya Heads splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of residents, a figure well above the national average.
4.2% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moruya Heads, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (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 Moruya Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12746/moruya-heads/topic/demographics-identity