69 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57
- 2021: 69
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murmungee · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murmungee
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Murmungee, where the typical resident is 54. This sparsely populated area has only 69 people, with a small number of children and a very high proportion of seniors.
69
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- 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 Murmungee — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 54, making the area far older than the Victorian and national figures of 38. In total, Murmungee is home to 69 people.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 30.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 10.1%.
30.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.1% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murmungee splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Youth (15–24) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of residents are married, and 14.9% are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.9% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murmungee, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 33%.
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 Murmungee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21836/murmungee/topic/demographics-identity