Murrumburrah

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 479 people in Murrumburrah of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Murrumburrah was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in Murrumburrah aged 15 years and over, 41.0% were married and 19.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Murrumburrah was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Murrumburrah, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Murrumburrah was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Murrumburrah 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 21.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Murrumburrah were Australian 37.1%, English 29.6%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 7.5% and German 2.9%.

In Murrumburrah, 90.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.1%, Ireland 1.0%, Netherlands 1.0% and Greece 0.8%.

In Murrumburrah, 81.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Murrumburrah were Catholic 33.1%, Anglican 32.4%, No Religion 14.8%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.1%.

In Murrumburrah 96.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 0.6%, Arabic 0.6% and Vietnamese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 180 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murrumburrah. Of these 58.9% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 8.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Murrumburrah, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Murrumburrah was 52 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Murrumburrah included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Professionals 13.9%, Managers 11.4%, Labourers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Murrumburrah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 7.5%, School Education 6.9%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 6.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0% and Depository Financial Intermediation 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murrumburrah was $377.

In Murrumburrah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.0%, Car, as passenger 9.5%, Walked only 8.9%, Truck 2.5% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Murrumburrah, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.8% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Murrumburrah, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Murrumburrah, 32.3% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

In Murrumburrah 29.6% of single parents were male and 70.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Murrumburrah, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,208.

Employment status of couple families

In Murrumburrah, of couple families with children, 19.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Murrumburrah, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Murrumburrah, 89.9% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.7% were other dwellings.

In Murrumburrah, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Murrumburrah, 43.8% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Murrumburrah, of all households, 58.6% were family households, 37.2% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Murrumburrah, 51.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Murrumburrah, 37.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Murrumburrah, there were 30 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 15 (or 50.0%) were male and 15 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 27 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Murrumburrah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $562.

In Murrumburrah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $520.