1,064 → 0.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,064
- 2016: 1,114
- 2021: 1,064
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
South Murwillumbah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in South Murwillumbah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than usual defines South Murwillumbah, where the typical resident is 48. This shift toward an older demographic is clear, with over a quarter of the community being seniors.
1,064
→ 0.0%
- 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 South Murwillumbah — higher than 73% of areas.
| South Murwillumbah | 1,064 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | 20,083 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
South Murwillumbah has 1,064 residents, making it larger than about 75% of similar areas. The typical person here is 48, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 25.7% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.8%.
25.7% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →South Murwillumbah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. About 11.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →South Murwillumbah splits fairly evenly between Never married (38%) and Married (35%), with Divorced at 16%.
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 South Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13609/south-murwillumbah/topic/demographics-identity