432 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 421
- 2016: 448
- 2021: 432
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moa Island · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moa Island
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An overwhelming 90.3% of people on Moa Island identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, among the highest proportions for similar areas. This is a notably young community where the typical resident is just 31 years old, which is seven years younger than the national figure.
432
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Moa Island — higher than 63% of areas.
| Moa Island | 432 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | 7,526 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 432 people, making it larger than about 66% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably younger than those in Queensland and across Australia.
31 yrs ▲ +24.0%
Younger than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25 yrs
- 2016: 26 yrs
- 2021: 31 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 31.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is so young, especially as seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here than in most other areas.
7.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
31.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moa Island splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (30%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Along with the high Indigenous population, de facto relationships are far more common here at 24.2%, well above the Queensland figure of 12.9%. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 62.8% of the community.
90.3% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.9%
- 2016: 94.6%
- 2021: 90.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.2% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moa Island, Never married is the majority at 63%; 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 Moa Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31868/moa-island/topic/demographics-identity