9,375 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,751
- 2016: 8,778
- 2021: 9,375
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Moe than in most other areas. This is a large town of 9,375 people where the typical resident is 46, making the population far older than the national figure of 38.
9,375
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Moe — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 9,375 residents, Moe is among the largest areas at this level. The typical age here is 46, which is far older than both the Victorian and Australian averages of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +9.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This shift toward seniors is reflected in the age structure, while children under 15 make up only 15.7% of the area.
25.8% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.0% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 1.0%. In terms of relationships, 34.3% of residents are married and 10.8% are in a de facto partnership.
3.0% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moe splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (34%), with Divorced at 14%.
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 Moe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21716/moe/topic/demographics-identity