Murwillumbah

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC12866
People 7,032
Male 46.7%
Female 53.3%
Median age 45
Families 1,796
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 3,043
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $957
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,603
Median weekly rent $280
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,282 46.7 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,750 53.3 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 242 3.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,032 people in Murwillumbah. Of these 46.7% were male and 53.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

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Age Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 390 5.5 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 522 7.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 417 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 421 6.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 296 4.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 288 4.1 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 373 5.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 375 5.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 402 5.7 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 440 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 459 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 511 7.3 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 452 6.4 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 437 6.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 329 4.7 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 312 4.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 253 3.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 356 5.1 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Murwillumbah was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,433 42.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 224 3.9 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 754 13.2 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 509 8.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,774 31.2 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Murwillumbah aged 15 years and over, 42.7% were married and 17.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,158 43.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 527 10.6 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,281 45.9 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Murwillumbah, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 122 5.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 383 17.4 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 156 7.1 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 124 5.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 282 12.8 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 108 4.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 32 1.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 120 5.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 167 7.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 55 2.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 653 29.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Murwillumbah 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 740 13.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 470 8.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 197 3.5 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 872 15.3 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 644 11.3 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 241 4.2 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 887 15.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 627 11.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 21 0.4 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 798 14.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Murwillumbah, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 3,041 31.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,946 30.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,024 10.5 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 760 7.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 264 2.7 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Murwillumbah were English 31.2%, Australian 30.3%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Murwillumbah (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,699 81.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 248 3.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 119 1.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 69 1.0 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Scotland 33 0.5 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
Philippines 29 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0

In Murwillumbah, 81.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.7%, India 1.0%, Scotland 0.5% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,021 14.5 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 460 6.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 348 4.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,676 66.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Murwillumbah, 66.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,056 72.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 420 6.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 161 2.3 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 117 1.7 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Scotland 83 1.2 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Murwillumbah, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.0%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.3%, India 1.7% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,178 73.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 353 5.0 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 183 2.6 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 122 1.7 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Scotland 74 1.1 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Murwillumbah, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.8%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 2.6%, India 1.7% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,104 29.9 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,502 21.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,289 18.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 620 8.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 296 4.2 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Murwillumbah were No Religion, so described 29.9%, Catholic 21.4%, Anglican 18.3%, Not stated 8.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%. In Murwillumbah, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Punjabi 99 1.4 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
German 21 0.3 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Spanish 18 0.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
French 15 0.2 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Tagalog 15 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 6,275 89.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 166 5.8 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Murwillumbah 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.4%, German 0.3%, Spanish 0.3%, French 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,380 49.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,036 37.1 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 171 6.1 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 204 7.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 2,791 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murwillumbah. Of these 49.4% were employed full time, 37.1% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 356 13.8 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 301 11.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 380 14.7 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 502 19.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 872 33.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Murwillumbah, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 437 16.9 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 390 15.1 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 356 13.8 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 332 12.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 316 12.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 304 11.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 233 9.0 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 185 7.2 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Murwillumbah included Professionals 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Labourers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Managers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 115 4.6 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 113 4.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 95 3.8 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 94 3.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 92 3.7 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Murwillumbah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 4.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7% and Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 509 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,260 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 957 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murwillumbah was $509.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,776 68.7 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 122 4.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 119 4.6 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 113 4.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Truck 41 1.6 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 19 0.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,910 73.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Murwillumbah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Walked only 4.7%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Worked at home 4.4% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,877 68.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,549 27.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 668 11.7 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,272 22.3 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Murwillumbah, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.2% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,128 19.8 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,401 24.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 771 13.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 577 10.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Murwillumbah, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 699 38.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 664 36.9 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 409 22.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 28 1.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Murwillumbah, 36.9% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 22.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.1 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.9 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Murwillumbah, 18.1% of single parents were male and 81.9% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 215 15.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 75 5.5 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 280 20.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 169 12.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 96 7.0 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 396 29.1 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 73 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 59 4.3 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Murwillumbah, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 20.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,657 92.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 202 7.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Murwillumbah, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,041 76.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 227 8.5 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 376 14.2 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Murwillumbah, 76.8% were separate houses, 8.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 12 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 97 3.6 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 615 23.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,195 44.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 673 25.2 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 79 3.0 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Murwillumbah, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 23.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 937 35.2 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 807 30.3 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 811 30.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 24 0.9 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 82 3.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Murwillumbah, 35.2% were owned outright, 30.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,743 65.4 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 826 31.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 96 3.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Murwillumbah, of all households, 65.4% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.9 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.8 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Murwillumbah, 29.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.0 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.0 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,603 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.3 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 218 8.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,090 40.8 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 899 33.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 338 12.7 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 126 4.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Murwillumbah, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 586 22.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,996 75.0 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 81 3.0 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Murwillumbah, 75.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 116 47.2 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 130 52.8 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Murwillumbah, 47.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.8% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,187 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Murwillumbah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,187.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murwillumbah % Murwillumbah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 325 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,751 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Murwillumbah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $325 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,751.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.