230 ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 201
- 2021: 230
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrabit · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murrabit
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murrabit is 52 years old, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia. With a population of 230 people, this community has a high proportion of seniors and older adults compared to other similar areas.
230
▼ -30.3%
- 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 Murrabit — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 52, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The total population is 230, which is larger than about 57% of areas at this level.
52 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 27.8% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here, at 15.7%.
27.8% ▲ +63.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murrabit splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state figure. Most people are married, accounting for 57.8% of the population.
2.2% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrabit, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Murrabit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21840/murrabit/topic/demographics-identity