691 ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 546
- 2016: 577
- 2021: 691
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moriac · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moriac
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of children makes Moriac (L) stand out compared to most similar areas. The population has grown 27% since 2011, and with a typical resident aged 39, the area is slightly older than the national figure. It is a community where young families are a prominent feature of the local demographic.
691
▲ +26.6%
- 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 Moriac — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 691 people, which is smaller than about 55% of areas at this level. This represents a growth of around 145 people over the last decade.
39 yrs ▼ -2.5%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 26.0% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. This contrasts with the number of seniors aged 65 and over, who account for 12.7%, which is much lower than most areas.
12.7% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.0% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Moriac splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 64.3% of the population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0% of the community, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Moriac, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221049/moriac/topic/demographics-identity