Mount Moriah, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Moriah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1053, 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.
Mount Moriah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 9
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,625
- SEIFA score
- 1053
- Coordinates
- -27.4771, 151.4906
Mount Moriah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Moriah 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 youth (15–24) at 50%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 0 | 0% |
| Youth (15–24) | 3 | 50% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 3 | 50% |
| Seniors (65+) | 0 | 0% |
Share of the 6 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 4 | 57% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 0 | 0% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 5 occupied private dwellings in Mount Moriah.
- Average household size
- 1.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,999
- Median weekly personal income
- $900
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 8 (114%)
- Labour-force participation
- 88.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.5%
- Employed full-time
- 3
- Employed part-time
- 4
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.
Common questions about Mount Moriah
Where is Mount Moriah?
Mount Moriah is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Moriah?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Moriah had a population of about 9.
Is Mount Moriah an advantaged area?
Mount Moriah has an ABS SEIFA score of 1053, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
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