288 ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 271
- 2016: 235
- 2021: 288
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrami · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murrami
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shift in age and identity marks the recent profile of Murrami, where 24.7% of the population are children. This is a young area compared to most others, with a population of 288 people and a strong presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents.
288
▲ +6.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murrami — higher than 59% of areas.
| Murrami | 288 |
|---|---|
| 2705, NSW | 10,687 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Murrami is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +42.9%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.7% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here, at just 10.4%.
10.4% ▲ +375.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.7% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Murrami, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the Australian average of 3.2%. Most residents are married (57.7%), while de facto relationships are a little below the national figure.
8.3% ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrami, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murrami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12861/murrami/topic/demographics-identity