120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 115
- 2021: 120
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moy Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Moy Pocket, accounting for 32.5% of the population. This small community of 120 people is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 46.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moy Pocket — lower than 56% of areas.
| Moy Pocket | 120 |
|---|---|
| 4574, QLD | 1,432 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. The total population is 120, making it smaller than about 55% of similar areas.
120 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 28.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This high number of children exists alongside a senior population of 18.3%, which is a little above the state average.
18.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.3% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Moy Pocket splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below both the state and national averages. About 13.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Moy Pocket splits fairly evenly between Married (36%) and Never married (34%), with Divorced at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Moy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32047/moy-pocket/topic/demographics-identity