1,755 ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,822
- 2016: 1,773
- 2021: 1,755
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moora · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moora
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 43% of the population in Moora, the largest relationship group in the area. It is a place with a diverse age range and a strong Indigenous presence, where 15.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The community is larger than about 79% of similar areas.
1,755
▼ -3.7%
- 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 Moora — higher than 77% of areas.
| Moora | 1,755 |
|---|---|
| 6510, WA | 1,940 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Moora has 1,755 residents. The typical person here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +13.5%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.3% of the population, a figure well above the state and national averages. This older group is balanced by a high number of children under 15, who account for 19.2% of the community.
21.3% ▲ +59.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moora splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is far above the state and national figures at 15.8%. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 15.1%.
15.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.1% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moora splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 8%.
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 Moora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50988/moora/topic/demographics-identity