1,125 ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 823
- 2016: 741
- 2021: 1,125
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moruya Heads · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moruya Heads
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population that has grown by 37% since 2011 defines the changing face of Moruya Heads. This is an area where people are now far older than the national figure, with the typical resident aged 51. The community is increasingly skewed toward older adults and seniors, who together make up nearly 60% of the population.
1,125
▲ +36.7%
- 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 Moruya Heads — higher than 59% of areas.
| Moruya Heads | 1,125 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | 12,981 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 302 people to reach 1,125 residents in 2021. During this time, the typical age rose by 5 years to 51, which is far older than the New South Wales typical age of 39.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 now make up 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the national 17.2%. This trend is consistent with a decline in children under 15, who now account for 15.0% of residents, which is well below the state average.
28.5% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moruya Heads splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. People in de facto relationships make up 14.8% of the area, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
4.2% ▲ +587.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moruya Heads, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Moruya Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121082/moruya-heads/topic/demographics-identity