Murgon (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,567 people were counted in Murgon (S): of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 30.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S) there were 1,292 children aged 0-14 years and 958 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 4,297 people were Australian citizens, 188 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 49.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.4% were separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 36.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 90.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Murgon (S) were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.4%, Philippines 0.2% and South Africa 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Murgon (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 18.2%, Uniting Church 11.8%, Lutheran 10.1% and Baptist 9.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Urdu 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Hindi 0.1% and Punjabi 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,844 people aged 15 years and over in Murgon (S) were in the labour force. Of these 58.4% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 5.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.7% were unemployed. 1,298 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 12.2%, Managers and Administrators 8.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.0%, Professionals 5.7%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Murgon (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 9.2%, Government Administration 8.1%, Education 5.5%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 4.1% and Health Services 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 1,177 families were counted: of these, 35.8% were couple families without children, 40.1% were couple families with children, 21.8% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 1,553 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Murgon (S), 90.1% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% were flats, units or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 37.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.5% were being purchased and 34.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 18.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 74.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Murgon (S), 72.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.