166 ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 118
- 2016: 173
- 2021: 166
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moorook South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moorook South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moorook South is 60 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has 166 people and is defined by a high proportion of seniors.
166
▲ +40.7%
- 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 Moorook South — higher than 50% of areas.
| Moorook South | 166 |
|---|---|
| 5332, SA | 375 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
60 yrs ▲ +27.7%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 55 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 aged 65 and over make up 33.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 12.0%.
33.7% ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moorook South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 15.0% of the population, which is well above the national average. Around 3.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
3.0% ▼ -39.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% ▲ —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moorook South, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Moorook South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40920/moorook-south/topic/demographics-identity