Suburb in Hilltops

Murrumburrah, NSW

Murrumburrah had a population of 81 at the 2021 Census (−26.4% since 2016). Median age 52.3. Median weekly household income $2,036. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Murrumburrah at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Capital Region

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Murrumburrah's population shrank by 26.4% to 81, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 52.3, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 17.3%.

8.1% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 48.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 37 households.

The median household earns $2,036 a week, above the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $163 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,898 a month.

10.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 3.7% use a language other than English at home. 3.8% report no religion, lower than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Murrumburrah beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureMurrumburrahNSWAustralia
Population818,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016−26.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age52.338.438.2
Households372,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%21.8%14.3%
Renting8.1%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright48.6%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,036$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$163$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,898$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.5%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home3.7%28.2%23.6%
No religion3.8%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−26.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 362011
  2. 1102016
  3. 812021

Age

Median age 52.3, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Murrumburrah New South Wales
Share of people by age, Murrumburrah and New South Wales
0–912.3%
10–193.7%
20–298.6%
30–394.9%
40–4918.5%
50–5921.0%
60–6918.5%
70–7913.6%
80+3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Murrumburrah at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian50.6%
  2. English33.3%
  3. Irish28.4%
  4. Scottish12.3%
  5. Australian Aboriginal6.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans3.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. South Africa3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Murrumburrah

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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