78 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63
- 2021: 78
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
New Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in New Moonta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 52 makes New Moonta far older than most other areas. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 78 people, where older adults and seniors make up over half the population.
78
—
- 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 New Moonta — lower than 65% of areas.
| New Moonta | 78 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | 6,285 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small at 78 people. Residents here are far older than the national figure of 38, with a typical age of 52.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 only 10.3% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure of 18.7%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are well above the national average at 20.5%.
20.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In New Moonta, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.7%. The population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In New Moonta, the largest group is Married at 36%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (22%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for New Moonta
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in New Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32132/new-moonta/topic/demographics-identity