897 ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 991
- 2016: 865
- 2021: 897
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murtoa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murtoa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more seniors live in Murtoa than in most similar areas, with a typical resident aged 48. This makes the town far older than the national figure, where the usual age is 38. The population now stands at 897 people.
897
▼ -9.5%
- 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 Murtoa — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 897, which is larger than about 73% of areas at this level. Residents are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
48 yrs ▲ +2.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This high proportion of seniors contributes to the area's older age profile, though the 18.5% of children under 15 is about the same as the state average.
25.4% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murtoa splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. At the same time, the 7.8% of people in de facto relationships is well below both the state and national figures.
1.6% ▲ +157.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.8% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murtoa, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21850/murtoa/topic/demographics-identity