285 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 236
- 2016: 318
- 2021: 285
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moodlu · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the 285 people living in Moodlu are seniors, making it much older than most similar areas. The typical resident is 44, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This creates a community where older adults and retirees are more common than children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moodlu — higher than 59% of areas.
| Moodlu | 285 |
|---|---|
| 4510, QLD | 55,940 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Moodlu has 285 residents, which is a larger population than about 60% of areas at this level.
285 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.9% of the population, well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 14.4%.
24.9% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Moodlu splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships are a little below the national average at 10.3%.
1.8% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Moodlu, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Widowed (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Moodlu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31889/moodlu/topic/demographics-identity