1,022 ▲ +60.4%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 637
- 2016: 631
- 2021: 1,022
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murrays Beach · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Murrays Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murrays Beach is far older than the Australian average, with a typical age of 46. The area has grown quickly, adding about 385 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 1,022.
1,022
▲ +60.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Murrays Beach — higher than 57% of areas.
| Murrays Beach | 1,022 |
|---|---|
| 2281, NSW | 15,323 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Murrays Beach grew 60% since 2011. The typical person here is 46, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has a high proportion of both children and seniors, with 21.4% under 15 and 24.0% aged 65 and over. Both groups are well above the national figures.
24.0% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.4% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murrays Beach splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, accounting for 66.8% of the population. About 3.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure.
3.3% ▼ -61.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murrays Beach, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 15%.
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 Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121085/murrays-beach/topic/demographics-identity