Moraby · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Moraby

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Not a single resident aged 65 or over lives in Moraby, creating a massive age gap compared to the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area is’ much younger than most similar places, with a typical resident aged 37.

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📍 Moraby, Suburb / Locality

Where Moraby sits — Total population

43
  • 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 Moraby — lower than 75% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Moraby43
4416, QLD 412
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Moraby is a small community of just 43 people, making it smaller than about 74% of similar areas.

43

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 42
  • 2021: 43

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

37 yrs

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31 yrs
  • 2021: 37 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The population is dominated by adults between 25 and 64, while children under 15 make up 16.3%, which is a little below the national figure of 18.2%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 7.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

16.3%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 23.8%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Moraby splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (34%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 17.4%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 12.9%, while the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, well below the national average.

Marital status

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In Moraby, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 5 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 4 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 4 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 4 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 3 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Moraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31911/moraby/topic/demographics-identity