9,996 ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,592
- 2016: 9,926
- 2021: 9,996
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murrumbeena
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Roughly 33% of people in Murrumbeena are young adults aged between 25 and 44. This makes the area a little younger than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 37. It is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, home to nearly 10,000 people.
9,996
▲ +16.3%
- 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 Murrumbeena — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 9,996 residents, Murrumbeena is among the largest areas at this level. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the typical resident in Victoria and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +2.8%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults make up the biggest age group at 32.9%, while seniors aged 65 and over at 14.2% are well below the national figure. Children under 15 make up 16.2% of the population, which is a little below the state and national averages.
14.2% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Murrumbeena, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 33%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents are married (46.7%) and 40.4% have never married. Those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.3% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average.
0.3% ▲ +301.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrumbeena, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (7%).
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/demographics-identity