Moorabool · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Moorabool

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Far fewer children and seniors live in Moorabool compared to most similar areas. This sparsely populated place has a typical resident aged 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.

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📍 Moorabool, Suburb / Locality

Where Moorabool sits — Total population

94 ▼ -49.5%
  • 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 Moorabool — lower than 60% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Moorabool94
3213, VIC 4,753
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Moorabool is a small community with only 94 people, making it smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

94 ▼ -49.5%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 186
  • 2016: 90
  • 2021: 94

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

40 yrs ▼ -4.8%

Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42 yrs
  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 40 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The area has a very small number of children and seniors, with both groups well below the state and national figures. Adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 36.2%.

8.5% ▼ -50.3%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

10.6% ▼ -50.3%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 23.3%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Moorabool, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Youth (15–24) (14%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most areas. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

7.9% ▲ +72.0%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Moorabool, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 4 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 6 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 7 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 9 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 5 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 9 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 7 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 4 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Moorabool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21748/moorabool/topic/demographics-identity