9,310 ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,792
- 2016: 8,579
- 2021: 9,310
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moss Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moss Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors defines the community in Moss Vale, where nearly a quarter of residents are aged 65 and over. This makes the population noticeably older than both the state and national averages. With 9,310 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind in the region.
9,310
▲ +19.5%
- 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 Moss Vale — higher than 87% of areas.
| Moss Vale | 9,310 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This trend is consistent across the region, as the typical person here is also 6 years older than in New South Wales.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 24.8% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. In contrast, children under 15 make up 17.9% of the area, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
24.8% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moss Vale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.0% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. Most residents are married (48.1%), while those in de facto relationships account for 10.4%, a figure slightly below the national average.
3.0% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moss Vale, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Moss Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12750/moss-vale/topic/demographics-identity