605 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 547
- 2016: 540
- 2021: 605
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
North Moonta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in North Moonta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of all residents in North Moonta are aged 65 or over. This makes the area far older than most other places, with a typical resident being 68 years old. The community of 605 people is dominated by seniors, which is reflected in the local age and relationship profiles.
605
▲ +10.6%
- 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 North Moonta — higher than 67% of areas.
| North Moonta | 605 |
|---|---|
| 5558, SA | 5,214 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 68, which is far older than the national figure of 38. North Moonta is larger than about 69% of similar areas with a total population of 605.
68 yrs ▲ +11.5%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 66 yrs
- 2021: 68 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 54.2% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.9%.
54.2% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.9% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In North Moonta, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (54.1%) or widowed (16.6%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.0%. About 3.1% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas.
3.1% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In North Moonta, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 18%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in North Moonta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41044/north-moonta/topic/demographics-identity