7,616 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,342
- 2016: 7,032
- 2021: 7,616
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murwillumbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murwillumbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murwillumbah is far older than the average Australian, with the usual person being 46. This community of 7,616 people is one of the largest in its category and has a significantly higher proportion of seniors than the state or national average.
7,616
▲ +20.1%
- 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 Murwillumbah — higher than 87% of areas.
| Murwillumbah | 7,616 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46 years old, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and far older than the national typical age of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 25.4% of the population, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While the share of children under 15 is about the same as the rest of the country at 18.2%, older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 26.3%.
25.4% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murwillumbah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.8% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. Most residents are married (40.7%) or have never married (33.7%), while 11.4% are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.8% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +30.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murwillumbah, the largest group is Married at 41%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12877/murwillumbah/topic/demographics-identity