1,993 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,899
- 2016: 1,786
- 2021: 1,993
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moura · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moura
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moura is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than the national figure. With 1,993 people, the community is larger than about 80% of similar areas and is defined by a high number of young families.
1,993
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Moura — higher than 78% of areas.
| Moura | 1,993 |
|---|---|
| 4718, QLD | 2,582 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 34, which is much lower than most areas and four years younger than the national average.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 23.4% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average of 18.2%. This helps explain the young age profile, while the 12.2% of seniors is well below the national figure.
12.2% ▲ +68.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.4% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moura, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. Additionally, those in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.1%.
7.6% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moura splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (40%), with Divorced at 7%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Moura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32042/moura/topic/demographics-identity