18,068 ▲ +27.7%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14,149
- 2016: 16,698
- 2021: 18,068
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murray · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Murray
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are much more common in Murray than in most similar areas. The population has grown by 28% since 2011 to reach 18,068 people, but the community is noticeably older than the rest of the state. This shift is driven by a significant increase in the number of seniors living in the area.
18,068
▲ +27.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Murray — higher than 58% of areas.
| Murray | 18,068 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | 2,116,647 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Murray is 45, which is noticeably older than the Western Australian and national figure of 38. This typical age has risen by two years since 2011.
45 yrs ▲ +4.7%
Older than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24% of the population, a figure well above the state's 16.1%. Meanwhile, the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 18.1%, which is about the same as the national average.
24.0% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murray splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Nearly half of the population is married, and those in de facto relationships rose to 12.9% since 2011.
2.7% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murray, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56230/murray/topic/demographics-identity