46 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37
- 2021: 46
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murphys Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murphys Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far fewer seniors live here than in other areas, with 0% of residents aged 65 or over in Murphys Creek. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 47, making it far older than the national figure of 38.
46
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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 Murphys Creek — lower than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 46 people, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. This high number of children helps explain why the area is far older on average despite having no residents aged 65 or over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.1% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Murphys Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (27%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.0%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure.
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.
16.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Murphys Creek splits fairly evenly between Married (50%) and Never married (50%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Murphys Creek
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murphys Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21838/murphys-creek/topic/demographics-identity