59,080 ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36,436
- 2016: 32,588
- 2021: 59,080
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Morayfield · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Morayfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A massive 62% population jump since 2011 has seen Morayfield grow to 59,080 people. This expanding community is a little younger than the state and national figures, with a high proportion of children and a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
59,080
▲ +62.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 0 areas
- 5–8: 0 areas
- 8–13: 2 areas
- 13–19: 1 area
- 19–29: 0 areas
- 29–44: 1 area
- 44–68: 0 areas
- 68–103: 1 area
- 103–158: 0 areas
- 158–240: 1 area
- 240–366: 1 area
- 366–559: 1 area
- 559–852: 1 area
- 852–1,299: 0 areas
- 1,299–1,980: 1 area
- 1,980–3,018: 0 areas
- 3,018–4,602: 2 areas
- 4,602–7,016: 2 areas
- 7,016–10,696: 28 areas
- 10,696–16,307: 5 areas
- 16,307–24,861: 5 areas
- 24,861–37,902: 41 areas
- 37,902–57,783: 150 areas
- 57,783–88,095: 162 areas
- 88,095–134,306: 43 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Morayfield — higher than 55% of areas.
| Morayfield | 59,080 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | 2,526,238 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is a little younger than the Queensland and Australian figures. Since 2011, the population has grown by about 22,644 people, and the typical age has risen by four years.
36 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Younger than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 20.7% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over has risen sharply by 9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.8%.
16.8% ▲ +115.1%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.7% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Morayfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships represent 13% of the area, a figure slightly above the national average.
6.3% ▼ -70.1%
Higher than 81% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.0% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Morayfield splits fairly evenly between Never married (40%) and Married (39%), with Divorced at 11%.
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 Morayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30057/morayfield/topic/demographics-identity