624 ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 681
- 2016: 632
- 2021: 624
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moonta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Moonta, where the typical resident is now 60 years old. This shift toward a senior community is striking, with 41% of residents aged 65 and over.
624
▼ -8.4%
- 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 Moonta — higher than 68% of areas.
| Moonta | 624 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 5,214 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Moonta has 624 residents, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. The typical person living here is far older than the national figure of 38.
60 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 41% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 7.7%.
41.0% ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moonta, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 41%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.8% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure of 2.4%. Meanwhile, de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
5.8% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moonta, the largest group is Married at 36%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40914/moonta/topic/demographics-identity