15,758 ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16,093
- 2016: 15,059
- 2021: 15,758
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moe - Newborough · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moe - Newborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Moe - Newborough is 45, making the population noticeably older than the state and national figures. This aging trend is clear, as the area has grown 5 years older since 2011. While the population is among the largest for its level, it has shrank by 2.1% since 2011.
15,758
▼ -2.1%
- 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 Moe - Newborough — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 15,758, though it has lost about 335 people since 2011. This reflects a slight downward trend in the number of people living here.
45 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 25.2% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This increase in older residents is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 15.9% of the area.
25.2% ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.9% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moe - Newborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.8% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a figure that is a little above the Victorian average and has risen 2.3 points since 2011. People in de facto relationships make up 12.3% of the population.
2.8% ▲ +476.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.3% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Never married (38%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213010/moe-newborough/topic/demographics-identity