144 ▼ -50.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 290
- 2016: 135
- 2021: 144
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moto · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moto
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moto is now 51, making the community far older than the national average. With a total population of 144 people, the area has a high proportion of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
144
▼ -50.3%
- 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 Moto — lower than 53% of areas.
| Moto | 144 |
|---|---|
| 2426, NSW | 850 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 51 is far older than the national figure of 38 and the New South Wales average of 39.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 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.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.7% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 17.2%. This contributes to the area being much older than most, while children under 15 are a little below the national average at 15.3%.
25.7% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moto, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Youth (15–24) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.2%.
7.6% ▲ +123.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.2% ▲ +83.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moto, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (19%).
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 Moto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12753/moto/topic/demographics-identity