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Catherine Hill Bay vs Murrays Beach

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 4.7 km apart · Catherine Hill Bay profile · Murrays Beach profile

Catherine Hill Bay Murrays Beach

Murrays Beach and Catherine Hill Bay are neighbouring areas with distinct demographic profiles. Residents are far older in Murrays Beach, where the typical age is 46 and 24% are seniors, compared to a typical age of 36 and just 9.9% seniors in Catherine Hill Bay. Catherine Hill Bay is much more mobile, with 91.6% of people moving in the last five years, and it has a higher share of high-earning households, with 40.9% earning $3,000 or more a week. Catherine Hill Bay also has much better access to public transport, with 99.3% of homes within a 10-minute walk, whereas only 10.1% of homes in Murrays Beach have that access.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked in opposite directions across several key measures. The age gap has widened as Murrays Beach has become older, and the difference in home ownership has flipped, with Murrays Beach now far more likely to have homes owned outright. Despite these shifts, the two areas remain similar in other ways. They have almost identical unemployment rates and shares of people who have completed Year 12, and both have a very low number of homes without a motor vehicle.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 42.3 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay Separate houses: 13.2 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay PT commute: 0.9 pts higher in Murrays Beach Median age: 10 yrs older in Murrays Beach Owned outright: 15.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +202 larger in Murrays Beach gap widening
820 49th pct 1,022 57th pct
Median age in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +10 yrs older in Murrays Beach gap widening
36 yrs 18th pct 46 yrs 54th pct
First Nations in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.9 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
5.2% 58th pct 3.3% 39th pct
Aged 65+ in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +14.1 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap widening
9.9% 12th pct 24.0% 56th pct
Under 15 in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +4.7 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
26.1% 91st pct 21.4% 77th pct
De facto in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.5 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
13.4% 55th pct 11.9% 36th pct

Age structure

27.7% Older adults (45–64) +1.3 pts ▸ 29.0%
26.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +7.0 pts 19.9%
26.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +4.7 pts 21.4%
9.9% Seniors (65+) +14.1 pts ▸ 24.0%
9.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +3.6 pts 5.8%

Marital status

63.0% Married +3.8 pts ▸ 66.8%
26.4% Never married ◂ +10.8 pts 15.5%
4.9% Divorced +7.5 pts ▸ 12.4%
2.6% Widowed +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.5% Separated +1.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Catherine Hill Bay Murrays Beach

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +5.9 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap widening
13.4% 67th pct 19.3% 88th pct

Country of birth

85.1% Australia ◂ +7.1 pts 78.0%
2.8% England +2.8 pts ▸ 5.6%
2.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
0.5% South Africa +1.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.4% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.7% Italy ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.5% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.0% China even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% English +2.2 pts ▸ 45.5%
39.1% Australian ◂ +3.4 pts 35.7%
12.7% Irish ◂ +0.3 pts 12.4%
10.6% Scottish +0.8 pts ▸ 11.4%
4.5% Italian ◂ +2.5 pts 2.1%
3.3% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.4% Dutch ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%
0.6% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.0% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.4% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Indian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.3 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
6.2% 74th pct 4.9% 65th pct
Limited English in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.1 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap steady
0.5% 64th pct 0.4% 58th pct

Language used at home

91.3% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 91.8%
0.7% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%
0.5% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.0 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
42.1% 49th pct 43.1% 52nd pct

Religious affiliation

53.4% Christianity ◂ +1.1 pts 52.3%
42.1% No religion +1.0 pts ▸ 43.1%
3.4% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.4% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other religions even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.3 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
57.5% 91st pct 57.2% 90th pct
Bachelor+ in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +9.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
23.6% 88th pct 33.2% 99th pct

Highest year of school

57.5% Year 12 ◂ +0.3 pts 57.2%
26.3% Year 10 +0.9 pts ▸ 27.2%
7.2% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%
5.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.2 pts 5.3%

Highest qualification level

31.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +8.2 pts 23.5%
21.9% Bachelor degree +6.3 pts ▸ 28.2%
19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma even 19.4%
6.5% Postgraduate degree +3.9 pts ▸ 10.4%
3.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

23.7% Management & commerce ◂ +1.7 pts 22.0%
15.6% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 15.9%
11.2% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%
10.0% Education +3.1 pts ▸ 13.1%
10.9% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%
8.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 7.0%
4.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 2.6%
2.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%
2.0% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%
1.6% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +$160 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
$1,136 95th pct $976 90th pct
Household income in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +$811 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
$2,772 100th pct $1,961 86th pct
Family income in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +$541 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
$2,845 96th pct $2,304 87th pct
High earners in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.7 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
21.3% 97th pct 20.6% 96th pct
High-income homes in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +10.5 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
40.9% 99th pct 30.3% 92nd pct

Household income distribution

33.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 27.5%
11.7% $650–$1,499 +14.2 pts ▸ 25.9%
23.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.8 pts 18.1%
17.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 12.2%
4.7% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 9.6%

Personal income distribution

27.7% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 35.2%
32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.6 pts 28.5%
27.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 24.6%
9.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 7.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +6.5 pts higher in Murrays Beach
25.2% 17th pct 31.7% 42nd pct
Mental health in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.3 pts higher in Murrays Beach
8.5% 35th pct 8.8% 37th pct
Needs assistance in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.8 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
3.5% 14th pct 4.3% 25th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Arthritis +3.2 pts ▸ 10.2%
9.0% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 9.3%
8.5% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 8.8%
5.6% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 7.8%
1.7% Cancer +2.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.3% Heart disease +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.2% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.4% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.5% Stroke even 0.5%
0.0% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None ◂ +7.5 pts 62.5%
18.5% One condition +5.0 pts ▸ 23.6%
4.9% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
1.1% Three or more +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +5.2 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
11.6% 15th pct 16.8% 48th pct
Unpaid carers in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +3.8 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap widening
11.5% 27th pct 15.3% 80th pct
Unpaid child care in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +8.4 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap widening
42.5% 92nd pct 34.1% 86th pct
Defence service in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.5 pts higher in Murrays Beach
2.1% 15th pct 3.6% 51st pct
Housework 15h+ in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +8.0 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap widening
25.2% 61st pct 33.2% 99th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.5 larger in Catherine Hill Bay gap widening
3.1 88th pct 2.6 71st pct
One-parent in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.9 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
5.4% 2nd pct 7.3% 9th pct
Living alone in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +3.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
9.3% 2nd pct 13.0% 8th pct

Family composition

71.9% Couples with children ◂ +17.6 pts 54.3%
22.3% Couples without children +15.2 pts ▸ 37.5%
5.4% One-parent families +1.9 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.0% Other families even 0.0%

Household size

34.2% 2 people +12.4 pts ▸ 46.6%
30.0% 4 people ◂ +11.8 pts 18.1%
15.2% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 13.2%
9.3% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
12.1% 5 people ◂ +5.1 pts 7.0%
1.2% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +$85 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
$650 100th pct $565 100th pct
Mortgage in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +$584 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap widening
$2,784 100th pct $2,200 93rd pct
People / bedroom in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.10 higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.70 14th pct
Renting in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.0 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
9.3% 12th pct 10.4% 14th pct
Owned outright in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +15.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap widening
29.2% 23rd pct 44.8% 67th pct
Separate houses in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +13.2 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap widening
100.0% 100th pct 86.8% 23rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +8.4 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
94.2% 94th pct 85.8% 77th pct

How homes are owned or rented

61.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +16.1 pts 45.3%
29.2% Owned outright +15.6 pts ▸ 44.8%
9.3% Rented +1.0 pts ▸ 10.4%
1.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

100.0% Separate house ◂ +13.2 pts 86.8%
0.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

56.0% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.6 pts 47.4%
15.2% 3 bedrooms +15.1 pts ▸ 30.3%
23.0% 5 or more ◂ +14.9 pts 8.0%
5.8% 2 bedrooms +5.3 pts ▸ 11.1%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 1 bedroom even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

20.8% $550–$749 +24.2 pts ▸ 45.0%
25.0% $350–$549 +12.5 pts ▸ 37.5%
12.5% $750 or more ◂ +12.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Under $200 even 0.0%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.0% $1,800–$2,999 +10.7 pts ▸ 41.7%
41.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +17.7 pts 23.4%
15.2% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 17.1%
1.9% Under $1,000 +10.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Work from home in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +5.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap steady
31.8% 100th pct 37.3% 100th pct
PT commute in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.9 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.9% 74th pct

How people get to work

48.2% Car (driver) ◂ +6.2 pts 42.1%
31.8% Worked at home +5.6 pts ▸ 37.3%
2.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 0.9%
0.0% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Walked even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

56.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.6 pts 54.0%
21.3% 1 vehicle +9.3 pts ▸ 30.7%
15.8% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.2 pts 10.6%
9.5% 4 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 7.1%
0.0% No vehicle even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +42.3 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap widening
91.6% 100th pct 49.2% 93rd pct
Recent arrivals in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +4.5 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
4.5% 48th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.6 pts higher in Murrays Beach gap narrowing
1.8% 11th pct 2.5% 15th pct
Participation in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +11.1 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
71.1% 94th pct 60.1% 71st pct
Full-time in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.4 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay gap narrowing
57.6% 59th pct 57.3% 57th pct

Industries people work in

16.9% Health care & social assistance +1.3 pts ▸ 18.2%
9.6% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 12.7%
11.1% Construction ◂ +1.6 pts 9.4%
9.6% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 6.9%
4.7% Manufacturing +3.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
7.1% Professional & technical +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
6.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.4 pts 6.2%
2.8% Finance & insurance +2.3 pts ▸ 5.2%
4.5% Accommodation & food +0.3 pts ▸ 4.7%
4.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.1 pts 2.6%
4.7% Other services ◂ +1.9 pts 2.8%
3.5% Mining ◂ +2.5 pts 1.1%

Occupations people work in

24.2% Professionals +4.5 pts ▸ 28.8%
15.5% Managers ◂ +1.2 pts 14.4%
14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 13.7%
14.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.5 pts 12.7%
12.5% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 13.7%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%
4.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 3.0%
4.7% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 3.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.8 higher in Catherine Hill Bay
3.0 31st pct 2.2 22nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +0.7 more in Catherine Hill Bay
2.9 28th pct 2.2 21st pct
15-min city in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +89.2 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay
99.3% 99th pct 10.1% 33rd pct
Walk to school in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +6.4 pts higher in Catherine Hill Bay
96.9% 66th pct 90.5% 44th pct
Walk to health in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +10.0 more in Catherine Hill Bay
15.9 43rd pct 5.9 12th pct
Intersections/km² in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +87 higher in Catherine Hill Bay
183 100th pct 96 90th pct
Mean slope in Catherine Hill Bayin Murrays Beach +1.4 pts higher in Murrays Beach
7.8% 83rd pct 9.1% 88th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Catherine Hill Bay vs Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL121017/catherine-hill-bay/vs/UCL121085/murrays-beach