57 ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99
- 2016: 86
- 2021: 57
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrin Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murrin Bridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very strong Indigenous identity defines daily life in Murrin Bridge, where 91.2% of the 57 residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is far above the national figure of 3.2%. The small population is relatively young, with the typical resident being 40 years old.
57
▼ -42.4%
- 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 Murrin Bridge — lower than 70% of areas.
| Murrin Bridge | 57 |
|---|---|
| 2672, NSW | 1,511 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Murrin Bridge is a small community of 57 people. The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both New South Wales and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +53.8%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26 yrs
- 2016: 33 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 and seniors are both rare here, with each group making up only 7% of the population. Both figures are far below the national average of around 18%.
7.0% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.0% ▼ -79.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murrin Bridge splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (31%) and Youth (15–24) (27%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is among the highest for any similar area. This is alongside a high rate of de facto relationships, at 20%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%.
91.2% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 91.9%
- 2021: 91.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% ▼ -40.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrin Bridge, Never married is the majority at 88%; Widowed is next at 12%.
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 Murrin Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12868/murrin-bridge/topic/demographics-identity