Mount Moriah · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Mount Moriah

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

A typical resident in Mount Moriah is 49, making this area far older than the national figure. It is a sparsely populated place with only 9 people living across its 26.4 square kilometres.

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📍 Mount Moriah, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Moriah sits — Total population

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 Mount Moriah — lower than 94% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Mount Moriah9
4403, QLD 850
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is much older than in Queensland and Australia, where the typical age is 38. With only 9 residents, this is a smaller community than about 91% of similar areas.

9

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10
  • 2021: 9

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

49 yrs

Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40 yrs
  • 2021: 49 yrs

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

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Youth (15–24) at 33%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (33%).

Age structure

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Mount Moriah splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (50%) and Older adults (45–64) (50%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 44%, ahead of Never married (33%).

Marital status

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In Mount Moriah, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 43%.

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: 6 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 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: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 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: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 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 Mount Moriah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32002/mount-moriah/topic/demographics-identity