454 ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 369
- 2016: 371
- 2021: 454
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moonbi · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moonbi
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger population and a growing community define the recent changes in Moonbi, where the typical age has dropped by 8 years since 2011. The population grew by 23% to reach 454 people, with a significant increase in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
454
▲ +23.0%
- 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 Moonbi — lower than 70% of areas.
| Moonbi | 454 |
|---|---|
| 2353, NSW | 1,201 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Moonbi has grown by 85 people since 2011, reaching a total of 454. The typical resident is now 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -16.7%
Younger than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 19.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. This shift is reflected in the senior population, which fell by 8.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.8%.
17.8% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.2% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moonbi splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 12.8% of the community, a figure well above the national 3.2% and a rise of 13 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 14.7%.
12.8% ▲ —
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moonbi, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Moonbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122089/moonbi/topic/demographics-identity