58 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64
- 2021: 58
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murray Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murray Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 55 years makes Murray Town far older than most other areas. This small community of 58 people is defined by a large senior population and very few children.
58
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- 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 Murray Town — lower than 70% of areas.
| Murray Town | 58 |
|---|---|
| 5481, SA | 498 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41 and the national figure of 38.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 55 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 37.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 6.9%.
37.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.9% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murray Town splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (39%) and Older adults (45–64) (38%), with Young adults (25–44) at 11%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, and those in de facto relationships make up 15.4%, which is well above the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murray Town, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Murray Town
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murray Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40991/murray-town/topic/demographics-identity