996 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 921
- 2016: 976
- 2021: 996
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moonee Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moonee Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more people in de facto relationships live in Moonee Beach than in most similar areas. This community of 996 people has grown by 8.1% since 2011 and is notably younger than it used to be, with the typical resident now 40 years old.
996
▲ +8.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Moonee Beach — higher than 56% of areas.
| Moonee Beach | 996 |
|---|---|
| 2450, NSW | 47,335 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is 8 years younger than it was in 2011. This is a little older than the New South Wales typical age of 39.
40 yrs ▼ -16.7%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.2% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This group has grown by 3.8 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over fell slightly to 18.5%.
18.5% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.2% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moonee Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 19.1%, a figure well above the national average of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.3% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
3.3% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.1% ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moonee Beach, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Moonee Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121080/moonee-beach/topic/demographics-identity