138 ▼ -55.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 308
- 2016: 131
- 2021: 138
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mossiface · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mossiface
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Twelve years older than the national typical age is the population in Mossiface, where the usual resident is 50. This small community of 138 people is far older than the Victorian average, with a very high proportion of seniors and few children.
138
▼ -55.2%
- 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 Mossiface — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Mossiface older than most similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +28.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 23.2% of the population, well above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 10.9%.
23.2% ▲ +69.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.9% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Mossiface, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.6% of the population, which is a little above the state figure. Most residents are married, accounting for 58.5% of the community.
3.6% ▲ +86.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mossiface, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Mossiface [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21770/mossiface/topic/demographics-identity