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Murwillumbah NSW 2484

4,732 addresses · 142 streets

Richmond Electorate › Tweed LGA › Murwillumbah · 649 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Murwillumbah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,616 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,147 a week, with median rent near $346 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,616Population
46Median age
$1,147Median household income / wk
$346Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Gold Coast Airport, 21.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs3/10

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: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Murwillumbah

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

Tree cover measures, Murwillumbah NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 51.2%

Population by age in Murwillumbah
Population by age, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4362
5-141,025
15-19438
20-24292
25-34669
35-44894
45-54940
55-641,058
65-74940
75-84620
85+380
Dwelling types in Murwillumbah
Dwelling types, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,254
Townhouse215
Apartment481
Other14
Households by weekly income in Murwillumbah
Households by weekly income, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650740
$650-1,4991,004
$1,500-2,999765
$3,000+249
Top ancestries in Murwillumbah
Top ancestries, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,276
Australian2,884
Irish1,125
Scottish919
Ancestry NS642
Other495
Housing tenure in Murwillumbah
Housing tenure, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,023
Mortgage929
Rented894
Other88
Cars per household in Murwillumbah
Cars per household, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0234
11,219
21,043
3289
4+141
Commute to work in Murwillumbah
Commute to work, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,127
Train0
Bus15
Tram/ferry0
Walked105
Bicycle13
Home302
Top countries of birth in Murwillumbah
Top countries of birth, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England267
New Zealand147
India98
Germany38
Philippines37
South Africa30
Languages used at home in Murwillumbah
Languages used at home, Murwillumbah NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi75
Spanish44
French32
German29
Hindi21
Thai14

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,950 bird observations recorded near Murwillumbah — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Murwillumbah

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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