Murrurundi (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,007 people were counted in Murrurundi (A): of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 2.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A) there were 397 children aged 0-14 years and 626 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 1,873 people were Australian citizens, 119 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.7% were separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 88.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Murrurundi (A) were England 2.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.5%, Ireland 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Murrurundi (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 46.0%, Catholic 25.4%, No Religion 8.4%, Uniting Church 5.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Hindi 0.5%, Cantonese 0.1% and Japanese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 922 people aged 15 years and over in Murrurundi (A) were in the labour force. Of these 61.4% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 645 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 9.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Professionals 3.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Murrurundi (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 19.0%, Health Services 2.9%, Road Transport 2.1%, Education 2.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 567 families were counted: of these, 44.6% were couple families without children, 42.5% were couple families with children, 11.8% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 853 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Murrurundi (A), 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats, units or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 53.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.5% were being purchased and 20.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 74.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Murrurundi (A), 65.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.