2,000 ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,026
- 2016: 2,000
- 2021: 2,000
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moil · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Moil
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More children and young families than usual make Moil a lively place to live. With a population of 2,000 people, it is larger than about 80% of similar areas and has a typical resident aged 37.
2,000
▼ -1.3%
- 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 Moil — higher than 78% of areas.
| Moil | 2,000 |
|---|---|
| 0810, NT | 34,330 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure and noticeably older than the Northern Territory average.
37 yrs ▲ +12.1%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 22.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why Moil has far more children than most similar areas.
14.0% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moil splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 9.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure but far below the Northern Territory average. Nearly 44% of residents are married.
9.6% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moil, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Moil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70192/moil/topic/demographics-identity