Moffat Beach, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Moffat Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1024, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Moffat Beach at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,691
- Median age
- 47
- Median weekly household income
- $1,639
- SEIFA score
- 1024
- Coordinates
- -26.7934, 153.1360
Moffat Beach demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Moffat Beach using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 31%, 30% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 392 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 297 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 534 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 832 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 618 | 23% |
Share of the 2,673 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 395 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 292 | 28% |
| Rented | 313 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 777 | 76% |
| Townhouses & semis | 131 | 13% |
| Flats & apartments | 102 | 10% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,029 occupied private dwellings in Moffat Beach.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,126
- Median weekly personal income
- $782
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 483 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 120 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 52 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,296 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 57.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Employed full-time
- 626
- Employed part-time
- 494
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Moffat Beach
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Moffat Beach is January (average daytime high around 28°C) and the coolest is July (around 20.6°C). The area receives roughly 1192 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°C | 22°C | 124 mm |
| Feb | 27.8°C | 21.9°C | 175 mm |
| Mar | 27.3°C | 21.1°C | 174 mm |
| Apr | 25.1°C | 18.1°C | 82 mm |
| May | 22.8°C | 15°C | 109 mm |
| Jun | 20.7°C | 12.9°C | 66 mm |
| Jul | 20.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 mm |
| Aug | 21.7°C | 12.1°C | 40 mm |
| Sep | 23.3°C | 14.4°C | 48 mm |
| Oct | 24.9°C | 16.8°C | 105 mm |
| Nov | 26.6°C | 19.2°C | 92 mm |
| Dec | 27.5°C | 20.9°C | 124 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Moffat Beach
Where is Moffat Beach?
Moffat Beach is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Moffat Beach?
At the 2021 Census, Moffat Beach had a population of about 2,691.
Is Moffat Beach an advantaged area?
Moffat Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 1024, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 71 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 71% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Moffat Beach?
Moffat Beach has average daytime highs of about 24.7°C and overnight lows of about 17.2°C, with roughly 1,192 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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