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Murrurundi NSW 2338

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New England Electorate › Upper Hunter Shire LGA › Murrurundi · 237 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Murrurundi is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 945 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $877 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

945Population
54Median age
$877Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murrurundi, 750 m south-east · Airport: Scone Airport, 30.3 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 39.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Murrurundi

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

Tree cover measures, Murrurundi NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202039.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202163.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6% · Labour-force participation 46.1%

Population by age in Murrurundi
Population by age, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-1484
15-1947
20-2432
25-3479
35-4486
45-54113
55-64157
65-74160
75-84106
85+44
Dwelling types in Murrurundi
Dwelling types, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House400
Townhouse4
Apartment0
Other13
Households by weekly income in Murrurundi
Households by weekly income, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650128
$650-1,499144
$1,500-2,99982
$3,000+29
Top ancestries in Murrurundi
Top ancestries, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English433
Australian395
Scottish111
Irish105
Ancestry NS86
Aboriginal61
Housing tenure in Murrurundi
Housing tenure, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned177
Mortgage130
Rented94
Other14
Cars per household in Murrurundi
Cars per household, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
029
1173
2127
360
4+29
Commute to work in Murrurundi
Commute to work, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car240
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle0
Home45
Top countries of birth in Murrurundi
Top countries of birth, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England26
New Zealand23
India14
Ireland6
Germany5
Pakistan5
Languages used at home in Murrurundi
Languages used at home, Murrurundi NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Urdu10
Punjabi6
Australian Indigenous5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,232 bird observations recorded near Murrurundi — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Murrurundi

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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