437 ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 428
- 2016: 445
- 2021: 437
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moyhu · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moyhu
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moyhu is 48, making the community far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. This age gap is reflected in the local population, where seniors make up nearly a quarter of the residents.
437
▲ +2.1%
- 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 Moyhu — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Moyhu has 437 residents, which is larger than about 66% of similar areas. The typical person here is 10 years older than those in the rest of Victoria or Australia.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.2%, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
22.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.2% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moyhu, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 17.4% of the population compared to 11.2% across Victoria. About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +148.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moyhu, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (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 Moyhu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21820/moyhu/topic/demographics-identity