780 ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 644
- 2016: 676
- 2021: 780
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Murtoa · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Murtoa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Murtoa is far older than those in the state or national average, with the usual age being 49. This reflects a significant shift over the last decade, as the town's population has grown by 21% to reach 780 people while the age profile has aged considerably.
780
▲ +21.1%
- 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 Murtoa — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38. This represents a sharp increase since 2011, when the typical resident was only 33.
49 yrs ▲ +48.5%
Older than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 37 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 28.1% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national average. This rise of 22 percentage points since 2011 is mirrored by a drop in children under 15, who now make up 16.9% of the area.
28.1% ▲ +341.0%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Murtoa splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.0% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
1.8% ▲ +285.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Murtoa, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Murtoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221051/murtoa/topic/demographics-identity