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Murrumba
63 km²
The population of Murrumba has grown by 21% since 2011, creating a community that is now noticeably younger than the national average. It is a place where families are common, seen in the high number of children and large homes. While many residents rent, there is a strong local workforce and a high proportion of young adults. This shift toward a younger, growing demographic is reflected in the high number of people who have moved into the area recently.
Murrumba has many young families but fewer schools per child than most areas.
Families are well catered for: 16 schools serve Murrumba.
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Murrumba is a young community where the typical resident is just 33, and children under 15 make up 23.0% of the population. This is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Only 12.4% of people are seniors, which is much lower than most similar areas.
About 25.6% of people were born overseas, a figure slightly above the Queensland average. The most common ancestries are English (38.5%) and Australian (34.9%), while New Zealand is the most common birthplace outside of Australia.
English is the main language for 81.0% of the community, though the number of people using another language at home rose significantly to 14.7% since 2011. Despite this increase, very few people—only 1.4%—speak little or no English.
The community is split almost evenly between Christians (43.9%) and those with no religion (43.2%). The proportion of people reporting no religion has risen sharply by 21 percentage points since 2011.
While 59.1% of residents finished Year 12, those with a bachelor degree or higher (17.9%) are well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, the number of people with degrees has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
Typical weekly personal income is $830, which is slightly above the national figure. However, the area has a lower proportion of high earners, with only 17.1% of households earning $3,000 or more per week, well below the national average.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most similar areas, affecting 11.7% of residents. Additionally, 29.9% of people live with a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national average.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.3% of people providing this support, which is well above the national figure. A higher-than-usual 3.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, though volunteering is much lower than most areas.
Homes in Murrumba tend to be larger, with 2.7 people per home. This is consistent with the high number of families with children and a one-parent family rate (17.9%) that is well above the national average.
Rental properties are very common at 41.9%, far above the national figure of 30.6%. Most homes are large, with 87.9% having three or more bedrooms, but very few (18.0%) are owned outright.
Most people commute by car, and 41.1% of homes have two vehicles. While 85.7% of homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, the number of actual transport stops is much lower than in similar areas.
This is a highly mobile area, with 52.8% of people moving house in the last five years—far above the national figure of 40.7%. Recent arrivals from overseas have fallen to 11.9% since 2011.
A high 66.7% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the national figure. Most common industries include health care and social assistance (17.4%) and retail trade (11.3%).
The area is quite walkable, with 99.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 90.6% within walking distance of a school. This is far above the state average for most local amenities.