403 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 356
- 2016: 348
- 2021: 403
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moyston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moyston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moyston is 49, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. With a population of 403 people, the community is notably older than most similar areas, though it still supports a fair number of children.
403
▲ +13.2%
- 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 Moyston — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 49, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Moyston is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 29.5% of the population, a figure far above the 16.8% seen in Victoria. Children under 15 account for 18.6%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
29.5% ▲ +89.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moyston splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 56.5% of the population, while those in de facto relationships account for 7.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. About 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, slightly lower than the state average.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moyston, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Moyston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21822/moyston/topic/demographics-identity