Suburb in Tamworth

Moonbi, NSW

Moonbi had a population of 1,201 at the 2021 Census (+6.7% since 2016). Median age 50.5. Median weekly household income $1,385. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Moonbi at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In New England and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Moonbi's population grew by 6.7% to 1,201, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 50.5, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 9.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 21.5%.

16.9% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 38.7% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 6.5% of homes (21.8% across New South Wales). The 2021 Census counted 428 households.

The median household earns $1,385 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $217 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,408 a month.

7.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.3% use a language other than English at home. 34.8% report no religion, close to the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Moonbi beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMoonbiNSWAustralia
Population1,2018,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.7%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age50.538.438.2
Households4282,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments6.5%21.8%14.3%
Renting16.9%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright38.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,385$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$217$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,408$2,142$1,866
Born overseas7.2%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.3%28.2%23.6%
No religion34.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+6.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,0922011
  2. 1,1262016
  3. 1,2012021

Age

Median age 50.5, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Moonbi New South Wales
Share of people by age, Moonbi and New South Wales
0–99.0%
10–1911.4%
20–298.2%
30–3910.6%
40–4910.7%
50–5915.0%
60–6915.2%
70–7910.9%
80+10.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Moonbi at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.5%
  2. Australian46.6%
  3. Irish15.7%
  4. Scottish13.4%
  5. Australian Aboriginal10.1%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans0.4%
  2. Nepali0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.3%
  2. New Zealand1.2%
  3. Canada0.5%
  4. Scotland0.5%
  5. Nepal0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Moonbi

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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