325 ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 357
- 2016: 309
- 2021: 325
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murdunna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Murdunna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murdunna is 56, making this area far older than the national figure by 18 years. This shift is driven by a high proportion of seniors and a very low number of children. The population totals 325 people.
325
▼ -9.0%
- 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 Murdunna — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 56, which is far older than the Tasmania figure of 42 and much higher than most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +19.1%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 11.1%.
31.1% ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murdunna splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 4.6% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships represent 9.6%, a figure well below the state average.
4.6% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murdunna, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Murdunna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60438/murdunna/topic/demographics-identity