4,946 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,958
- 2016: 4,303
- 2021: 4,946
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murarrie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murarrie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murarrie is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Queensland and the national average. This youthful profile is reflected in the local population, where only 9% of people are aged 65 or over.
4,946
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Murarrie — higher than 86% of areas.
| Murarrie | 4,946 |
|---|---|
| 4172, QLD | 4,946 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Murarrie is larger than about 90% of similar areas, with a total population of 4,946 people.
35 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 36.9%. The proportion of seniors is 9%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 17%.
9.0% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Murarrie, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.7%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
2.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Murarrie splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (41%), with Divorced at 9%.
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 Murarrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32081/murarrie/topic/demographics-identity