Moojebing · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Moojebing

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Much younger residents than most similar areas live in Moojebing, where the typical person is just 34. This small community of 63 people stands out for its lack of seniors and a high number of children.

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📍 Moojebing, Suburb / Locality

Where Moojebing sits — Total population

63 —
  • 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 Moojebing — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Moojebing63
6317, WA 4,085
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 34 years old, which is noticeably younger than the same figure for both Western Australia and Australia.

63 —

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 57
  • 2021: 63

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

34 yrs —

Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31 yrs
  • 2021: 34 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 22.2% of the population, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, there are no people aged 65 and over, which is far below the state and national figures.

0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

22.2% —

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Moojebing splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 28%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 6.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 26.8% of the population, among the highest for areas of this type.

26.8% —

Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.3%
  • 2021: 26.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Moojebing, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 3 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 5 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 3 males; 10–14: 3 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 4 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 4 males; 0–4: 4 females

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 Moojebing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50982/moojebing/topic/demographics-identity