3,629 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,263
- 2016: 3,321
- 2021: 3,629
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mooloolah Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mooloolah Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 20% of the 3,629 people in Mooloolah Valley are children, a figure that sits well above the national average. This makes the area much younger than most similar places, despite the typical resident being 40 years old.
3,629
▲ +11.2%
- 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 Mooloolah Valley — higher than 86% of areas.
| Mooloolah Valley | 3,629 |
|---|---|
| 4553, QLD | 10,748 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Mooloolah Valley is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 40, which is a little older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the 15.2% of residents aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure of 17.2%.
15.2% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mooloolah Valley splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.9%, which is well above the Australian figure of 11.5%. About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average.
2.7% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mooloolah Valley, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Mooloolah Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31896/mooloolah-valley/topic/demographics-identity