251 ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 252
- 2016: 240
- 2021: 251
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of similar areas have fewer residents than Mount Moriac. It is a small community of 251 people where the typical resident is 42, making it noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Moriac — higher than 58% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 251 people, which is larger than about 58% of similar areas.
251 ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.3% of the area, which is higher than most similar places and a little above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. People aged 65 and over account for 16.7%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
16.7% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Mount Moriac, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.0% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.2%. Most residents are married (55.6%), while those in de facto relationships (8.9%) are a little below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.9% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Mount Moriac, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21805/mount-moriac/topic/demographics-identity