38,315 ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34,320
- 2016: 35,951
- 2021: 38,315
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moore (Agricultural) · State Electorate
Demographics & Identity in Moore (Agricultural)
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Moore (Agricultural) are married, reflecting a community with a very mature age profile. The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This shift is part of a clear trend, as the area has grown older by five years since 2011.
38,315
▲ +11.6%
- 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 Moore (Agricultural) — lower than 80% of areas.
| Moore (Agricultural) | 38,315 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | 534,804 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 12% since 2011 to reach 38,315 people. It remains smaller than about 78% of similar areas.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an ageing area where seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 16.6%, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
24.0% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moore (Agricultural), the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most similar areas, at 12.8%.
4.6% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.8% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moore (Agricultural), Married is the majority at 53%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Moore (Agricultural) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED53701/moore/topic/demographics-identity