8,202 ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,333
- 2016: 7,730
- 2021: 8,202
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mooloolaba · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mooloolaba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the biggest group in Mooloolaba, where 41.9% of residents are wed. This is a mature area with a population of 8,202, and the typical resident is 44, making it noticeably older than the national average.
8,202
▲ +11.9%
- 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 Mooloolaba — higher than 87% of areas.
| Mooloolaba | 8,202 |
|---|---|
| 4557, QLD | 20,161 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 44, which is noticeably older than the figure for Queensland and Australia, where both are 38.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A high number of seniors aged 65 and over (21.6%) live here, which is well above the national figure; this helps explain why children under 15 make up a much smaller share (13.2%) than in most areas.
21.6% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mooloolaba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.8% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent account for 1.9%, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
1.9% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mooloolaba, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Mooloolaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31895/mooloolaba/topic/demographics-identity