Suburb in Waratah-Wynyard

Moorleah, TAS

Moorleah had a population of 161 at the 2021 Census (+8.8% since 2016). Median age 37.0. Median weekly household income $1,325. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Moorleah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Moorleah's population grew by 8.8% to 161, in step with Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 37.0, it is younger than the TAS average (42.0). Children under 10 make up 14.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 6.8%.

8.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 48.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 62 households.

The median household earns $1,325 a week, in line with the TAS average of $1,358.

8.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 4.9% use a language other than English at home. 60.2% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Moorleah beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureMoorleahTASAustralia
Population161557,57125,422,788
Growth since 2016+8.8%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age37.042.038.0
Households62218,4129,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%5.3%14.3%
Renting8.1%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright48.4%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,325$1,358$1,746
Median rent a week–$290$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,569$1,313$1,863
Born overseas8.3%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home4.9%9.2%23.6%
No religion60.2%53.9%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

+8.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1562011
  2. 1482016
  3. 1612021

Age

Median age 37.0, against 42.0 for Tasmania.

Moorleah Tasmania
Share of people by age, Moorleah and Tasmania
0–914.3%
10–1916.1%
20–298.1%
30–3916.1%
40–4911.2%
50–5918.6%
60–698.7%
70–796.8%
80+0.0%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Moorleah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.2%
  2. English35.3%
  3. Australian Aboriginal11.5%
  4. Irish8.3%
  5. Scottish8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans1.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England5.1%
  2. South Africa1.9%

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

Around Moorleah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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