Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Moranbah

Moranbah Facts

Area8.3 km²
Population9,716
Male Population5,299 (54.5%)
Female Population4,417 (45.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+74.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+26.8%
Median Age29.4 years (Male: 30.5, Female: 28.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$34,857 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneAustralian Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng-22.00163, 148.04661
Postal Codes4744

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Moranbah Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population5,5556,8367,6609,6019,71610,26410,731
Population Density668.3 / km²822.4 / km²921.5 / km²1,155 / km²1,168.8 / km²1,234.8 / km²1,290.9 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moranbah Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 26.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Moranbah+74.9%+42.1%+26.8%
Queensland
Australia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moranbah Median Age

Median Age: 29.4 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Moranbah29.4 yrs28.2 yrs30.5 yrs
Queensland36.8 yrs37.5 yrs36.1 yrs
Australia37.7 yrs38.6 yrs36.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Moranbah Population Density

Population Density: 1,169 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Moranbah9,7168.3 km²1,169 / km²
Queensland4.8 million1,730,083.5 km²2.7 / km²
Australia23.8 million7,690,961.5 km²3.1 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Moranbah Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Moranbah

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Moranbah

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Moranbah Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$17,032$20,845$26,280$29,330$28,716$36,561$34,493$34,857
Total GDP$78M$104.1M$163.1M$219M$261.7M$381.2M$391.3M$404.3M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Moranbah CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Moranbah207,905 tn21.4 tn25,011.1 tons/km²
Queensland83,884,578 tn17.64 tn48.5 tons/km²
Australia401,155,564 tn16.88 tn52.2 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Moranbah CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)207,905 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita21.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)25,011.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/12/0212:58 AM3.635.3 km10,000 mQueensland, Australiausgs.gov
6/25/966:05 AM3.745.1 km10,000 mQueensland, Australiausgs.gov
6/22/914:19 AM3.457.9 km10,000 mQueensland, Australiausgs.gov

Moranbah

Moranbah is a town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia, located on the Peak Downs Highway between Mackay and Clermont. It is a coal mining town and at the 2011 census had a population of 8,965. In addition to the permanent populat..

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