21,997 ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 63% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 47,536
- 2016: 16,551
- 2021: 21,997
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moe - Newborough · Urban Area
Demographics & Identity in Moe - Newborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and a rapidly ageing community define the recent shifts in Moe - Newborough. The total number of residents fell by 54% since 2011, and the typical person living here is now 44 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure.
21,997
▼ -53.7%
- 1,666–2,215: 1 area
- 2,215–2,944: 0 areas
- 2,944–3,914: 0 areas
- 3,914–5,203: 1 area
- 5,203–6,917: 0 areas
- 6,917–9,196: 0 areas
- 9,196–12,225: 6 areas
- 12,225–16,252: 16 areas
- 16,252–21,605: 17 areas
- 21,605–28,721: 14 areas
- 28,721–38,182: 7 areas
- 38,182–50,758: 12 areas
- 50,758–67,478: 4 areas
- 67,478–89,704: 6 areas
- 89,704–119,252: 4 areas
- 119,252–158,533: 3 areas
- 158,533–210,752: 2 areas
- 210,752–280,172: 2 areas
- 280,172–372,458: 4 areas
- 372,458–495,142: 2 areas
- 495,142–658,237: 1 area
- 658,237–875,054: 3 areas
- 875,054–1,163,289: 1 area
- 1,163,289–1,546,466: 1 area
- 1,546,466–2,055,858: 0 areas
- 2,055,858–2,733,039: 2 areas
- 2,733,039–3,633,278: 0 areas
- 3,633,278–4,830,047: 2 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Moe - Newborough — lower than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 44, making the area much older than most others. This age has risen by 5 years since 2011, while the total population shrank from 47,536 to 21,997 over the same period.
44 yrs ▲ +12.8%
Older than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 22.7% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This increase of 6.6 percentage points since 2011 helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 has fallen to 16.7%.
22.7% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 77% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moe - Newborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people fell from 4.9% in 2011 to 2.5%.
2.5% ▼ -49.8%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.2% ▲ +35.8%
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moe - Newborough splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (37%), 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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2013/moe-newborough/topic/demographics-identity