944 ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 771
- 2016: 870
- 2021: 944
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moresby · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moresby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population marks Moresby, where the typical resident is 43. This is five years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country. Despite this, the area is larger than about 74% of similar places, with 944 residents.
944
▲ +22.4%
- 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 Moresby — higher than 72% of areas.
| Moresby | 944 |
|---|---|
| 6530, WA | 33,378 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 944 people. Residents here are noticeably older than those in the rest of the state or nation, with a typical age of 43 years.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of children sits alongside a large group of older adults aged 45 to 64, who account for 31.4% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +59.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moresby, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.3% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Additionally, 16.2% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure well above the state and national averages.
7.3% ▲ +71.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moresby, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Moresby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50996/moresby/topic/demographics-identity