By Olivia Condous
The Moorabool Shire has faced numerous challenges over recent years, such as various environmental issues and an influx of city dwellers moving to the region for a “tree change”. But the salt-of-the-earth residents remain a crucial backbone of western Victoria that provide essential services for the state. The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 census gives insight into the people who make up the vast region.
According to the latest census data, the average Moorabool Shire resident is female aged between 35 to 39 or 50 to 54 years old. She is married, was born in Australia, is not religious and has children.
See the stats below to learn more about the people of the Moorabool Shire and how the region has changed over the last five years.
Population: 37,632, 18.2% ↑
Private dwellings: 15,453 17.9% ↑
Heritage:
Most common ancestries: Australian, English, Irish, Scottish, German
83.6% of residents were born in Australia or England
729 residents were born in India, 298% ↑
61.4% of residents’ parents were both born in Australia
Religion:
45.4% of residents said they had no religion, 53% ↑
33.5% of residents were affiliated with the Catholic or Anglican religions
Languages:
9.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home
1.6% speak Punjabi, 485% ↑
