8,899 ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6,906
- 2016: 8,333
- 2021: 8,899
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Moranbah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Moranbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A 29% population jump since 2011 has seen Moranbah grow into a much younger community. The typical resident is now just 31, making the town noticeably younger than both the state and national figures.
8,899
▲ +28.9%
- 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 Moranbah — higher than 86% of areas.
| Moranbah | 8,899 |
|---|---|
| 4744, QLD | 9,425 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 1,993 people over ten years to reach 8,899. This growth is among the largest for similar areas.
31 yrs ▼ -3.1%
Younger than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 29 yrs
- 2021: 31 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 25.5% of the town, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This contrasts with a very small senior population; those aged 65 and over fell to 2.8%, a figure far below the Queensland average.
2.8% ▼ -72.6%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.5% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Moranbah, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 19.7%. About 5.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
5.8% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.7% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Moranbah splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (43%), with Divorced at 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 Moranbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314017/moranbah/topic/demographics-identity