Murgon

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600901
Total population 3,261
Total dwellings 1,467
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 415
Male 204
Female 212
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 144
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $751
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,019
Median weekly rent $159

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 386 93.0 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 1.4 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 23 5.5 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 415 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 204 49.0 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 212 51.0 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Murgon, there were 415 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 204 (or 49.0%) were male and 212 (or 51.0%) were female.

Age Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 58 14.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 107 25.8 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 89 21.4 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 122 29.4 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 4.8 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 4.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Murgon the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 43 17.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 12 4.8 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 2.4 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 2.8 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 180 72.6 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Murgon 17.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 39 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Murgon for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 17.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 34 14.8 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 156 68.1 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Murgon 17.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Murgon for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 52 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 13 8.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 65 40.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 39 24.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 3.7 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 39 24.1 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 162 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murgon, 39.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.1% were attending a primary school, 24.1% were attending a secondary school and 5.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 402 96.2 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murgon. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 61 47.7 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 34 26.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 9.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 21 16.4 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 128 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 128 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murgon. Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 16.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murgon who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 357 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 751 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murgon was $357 and the median weekly household income was $751.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Murgon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 159 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,019 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Murgon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $159 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,019.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 130 90.3 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 14 9.7 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 144 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Murgon there were 144 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murgon % Murgon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 4.8 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 27 18.6 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 103 71.0 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 5.5 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Murgon, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.8% were owned outright, 18.6% were owned with a mortgage and 71.0% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.