16,224 ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,532
- 2016: 14,250
- 2021: 16,224
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moonee Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moonee Ponds
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 16,224 makes Moonee Ponds one of the largest areas of its kind. This community is mostly made up of adults, with a typical resident aged 38 and a very high proportion of young adults between 25 and 44.
16,224
▲ +19.9%
- 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 Moonee Ponds — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 16,224, which is among the largest for similar areas. The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +2.7%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 34.3% of the area. This explains why the proportion of children under 15 is 13.9%, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%.
15.5% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moonee Ponds, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are more common here at 14.1%, which is a little above the national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.1% ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moonee Ponds splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Moonee Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21742/moonee-ponds/topic/demographics-identity