30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lower Moira · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lower Moira
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 59 years makes Lower Moira far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated area is mostly home to older adults and seniors, with no children under 15 living here.
30
—
- 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 Lower Moira — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 30 people live in Lower Moira, which is smaller than about 80% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, with a typical age of 59.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 59 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The population is heavily weighted toward older age groups, with 30% of residents aged 65 and over, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, there are no children under 15, a figure far below the national average.
30.0% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Lower Moira splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (43%) and Seniors (65+) (43%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Additionally, there are no people in de facto relationships, while 53.3% of residents are married.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Lower Moira, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (31%) and Widowed (17%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Lower Moira
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lower Moira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21545/lower-moira/topic/demographics-identity