Moura, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Moura is a rural town in the Shire of Banana in Central Queensland, on the Dawson River roughly 65km west of Biloela and 171km south-west of Rockhampton. Its name is variously attributed to Moura in Portugal — where an early run-holder had served during the Peninsular War — or to an Aboriginal word said to mean 'native camp dog'. A pastoral lease carried the name from 1854, and the town grew as a farming centre from the 1930s, gaining a school and post office by 1940. Coal mining, beef, cotton and cereals drive the district today. The town remembers three underground mine explosions between 1975 and 1994 with a Miners Memorial, and fills its calendar with the Coal and Country Festival each August.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Moura is more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 905, 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.
Moura at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,993
- Median age
- 34
- Median weekly household income
- $1,787
- SEIFA score
- 905
- Coordinates
- -24.4880, 149.9325
Moura demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Moura 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 young adults (25–44) at 29%, 43% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 471 | 24% |
| Youth (15–24) | 251 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 578 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 440 | 22% |
| Seniors (65+) | 244 | 12% |
Share of the 1,984 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 171 | 26% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 160 | 25% |
| Rented | 279 | 43% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 598 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 14 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 20 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 637 occupied private dwellings in Moura.
- Median weekly rent
- $225
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,062
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,186
- Median weekly personal income
- $882
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 122 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 44 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 152 (8%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 536 (37%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 526
- Employed part-time
- 212
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 Moura
Where is Moura?
Moura is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Moura?
At the 2021 Census, Moura had a population of about 1,993.
Is Moura an advantaged area?
Moura has an ABS SEIFA score of 905, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 13 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 13% of Australian suburbs.
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