Murgon QLD 4605

Living Here

Murgon is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 2,220 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $984 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingaroy Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murgon itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Murgon State School
  • Saint Josephs School
  • Murgon State High School
• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • Murgon Bakery
  • Murgon Pizza Perfection
  • Cafe Murgon
  • The Australian Hotel Murgon
• 1 supermarket

  • IGA
• 4 parks

  • Queen Elizabeth II Park
  • Apex Coronation Park
  • Murgon Lions Park
  • Florence Bjeke Peterson Place
• 3 hospitals

  • Murgon Hospital
  • Cherbourg Hospital
  • Wondai Hospital
• 2 libraries

  • Dermont Tiernan Memorial Library
  • Winifred Fisher Indigenous Knowledge Centre
• 1 post office

  • Murgon LPO
• 1 service station

  • BP Murgon
• 1 golf club

  • Murgon Golf Club
• 1 bakery

  • Murgon Bakery
• 1 butcher

  • The Murgon Butcher
• 1 hardware store

  • Murgon Mitre 10
• 1 plumber

  • Theuerkauf Plumbing Services
• 1 place to stay

  • Murgon City Motor Inn

Getting around. Airport: Wondai Aerodrome, 9.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 28.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 43.3%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,399 bird observations recorded near Murgon — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (89)
• Torresian Crow (79)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (77)
• Magpie-lark (70)
• Noisy Miner (67)
• Willie Wagtail (65)
• Crested Pigeon (63)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (58)
• Australian King-parrot (54)
• Laughing Kookaburra (53)
• Galah (46)
• Australian Wood Duck (43)
• Pied Butcherbird (42)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Murgon:

• Ficks Crossing (5.9 km)
• Oakdale (5.9 km)
• Cherbourg (6 km)
• Moondooner (6.6 km)
• Manyung (7 km)
• Barlil (7.7 km)
• Tablelands (7.9 km)
• Redgate (8.7 km)

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