128 ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 226
- 2016: 149
- 2021: 128
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Murchison · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Murchison
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Almost two-thirds of the 128 people in Mount Murchison are married, reflecting a community with a strong tilt toward traditional family structures. The typical resident is 43, making the area noticeably older than both Queensland and the rest of Australia.
128
▼ -43.4%
- 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 Mount Murchison — lower than 55% of areas.
| Mount Murchison | 128 |
|---|---|
| 4715, QLD | 7,068 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a total population of 128, Mount Murchison is smaller than about 54% of similar areas. The typical age of 43 is five years older than the national and state figures.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over each make up 19.5% of the population. This is a little above the national average for both age groups.
19.5% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.5% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Murchison splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland figure of 4.6%. Only 7% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure much lower than most other areas.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +23.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Murchison, Married is the majority at 63%; 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 Mount Murchison [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32006/mount-murchison/topic/demographics-identity