South Murwillumbah

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,114 people in South Murwillumbah. Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in South Murwillumbah was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.9% of the population.

Of people in South Murwillumbah aged 15 years and over, 38.8% were married and 20.9% were either divorced or separated.

In South Murwillumbah, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Murwillumbah 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 21.4% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Murwillumbah, 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Murwillumbah were English 32.0%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 7.6% and German 3.1%.

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 South Murwillumbah (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Murwillumbah, 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 0.3%, France 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

In South Murwillumbah, 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Murwillumbah, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.4%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1.1% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In South Murwillumbah, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.1%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in South Murwillumbah were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 16.5%, Not stated 10.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%. In South Murwillumbah, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Murwillumbah 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 0.5%, Punjabi 0.5%, Tagalog 0.4% and Nepali 0.3%.

Employment

There were 438 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Murwillumbah. Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 36.3% were employed part-time and 7.5% 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.

Of employed people in South Murwillumbah, 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Murwillumbah included Labourers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Managers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Professionals 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in South Murwillumbah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 6.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.1%, Accommodation 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 3.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Murwillumbah was $496.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In South Murwillumbah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.4%, Worked at home 6.6%, Car, as passenger 6.3%, Walked only 3.0% and Bus 0.8%. 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).

In South Murwillumbah, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Murwillumbah, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Murwillumbah, 35.0% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 29.7% were one parent families.

In South Murwillumbah, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Murwillumbah, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 16.4% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Murwillumbah, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Murwillumbah, 86.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

In South Murwillumbah, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in South Murwillumbah, 30.2% were owned outright, 33.2% were owned with a mortgage and 32.0% were rented.

Household composition

In South Murwillumbah, of all households, 65.6% were family households, 29.4% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In South Murwillumbah, 30.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Murwillumbah, 38.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Murwillumbah, 79.5% 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.

People characteristics

In South Murwillumbah, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 15 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In South Murwillumbah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Murwillumbah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)