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Murray Downs NSW 2734

223 addresses · 18 streets

Farrer Electorate › Murray River LGA › Murray Downs · 715 km from Sydney

Living Here

Murray Downs is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 274 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,416 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are houses. About 88% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

274Population
48Median age
$2,416Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Deniliquin Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murray Downs itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Swan Hill, 3.2 km west · Airport: Swan Hill Airport, 7.2 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Murray Downs

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Murray Downs NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20215.4%

Demographics

Population by age in Murray Downs
Population by age, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-47
5-1429
15-1925
20-2416
25-3414
35-4430
45-5438
55-6446
65-7440
75-8416
85+4
Dwelling types in Murray Downs
Dwelling types, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House90
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Murray Downs
Households by weekly income, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49921
$1,500-2,99928
$3,000+33
Top ancestries in Murray Downs
Top ancestries, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English116
Australian107
Irish47
Scottish35
Other20
Ancestry NS19
Housing tenure in Murray Downs
Housing tenure, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage31
Rented11
Other0
Cars per household in Murray Downs
Cars per household, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
117
250
310
4+14
Commute to work in Murray Downs
Commute to work, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car127
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home11
Top countries of birth in Murray Downs
Top countries of birth, Murray Downs NSW (ABS Census 2021)
South Africa5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,418 bird observations recorded near Murray Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Murray Downs

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.