278 ▼ -49.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 548
- 2016: 280
- 2021: 278
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrayville · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murrayville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 278 residents in Murrayville are married. This is a mature community where the typical resident is 50, making it far older than both the state and national figures. Seniors make up a quarter of the population, contributing to this older age profile.
278
▼ -49.3%
- 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 Murrayville — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Murrayville is 50, which is far older than the typical Australian or Victorian. This population of 278 people is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
50 yrs ▲ +4.2%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of residents are aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national and state averages. This is reflected in the age structure, where older adults and seniors together make up over half the community.
25.2% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murrayville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 6.6% of the population, which is well below the national figure. About 1.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.4% ▲ +164.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrayville, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Murrayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21845/murrayville/topic/demographics-identity