Murray QLD 4814
1 address · 1 street
Herbert Electorate › Townsville LGA › Murray · 1106 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Murray is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,739 people, with a median age of 22. The typical household earns around $1,325 a week, with median rent near $107 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 100% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Annandale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murray itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
7 cafés & restaurants
3 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
3 doctors & medical clinics
2 optometrists
2 libraries
1 post office
5 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
1 bakery
1 butcher
2 hardware stores
1 mechanic
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Townsville, 5.8 km north · Ferry wharf: Magnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal, 7.5 km north · Airport: RAAF Base Townsville, 7.7 km north-west.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 33.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 33.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 52.2% |
Demographics
Population by age in Murray
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 250 |
| 20-24 | 998 |
| 25-34 | 404 |
| 35-44 | 49 |
| 45-54 | 28 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Murray
| House | 3 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Murray
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 33 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Murray
| Ancestry NS | 1,020 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 314 |
| English | 310 |
| Irish | 97 |
| Scottish | 89 |
| Other | 80 |
Housing tenure in Murray
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 33 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Murray
| 0 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Murray
| Car | 367 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 212 |
| Bicycle | 24 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Murray
| England | 19 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 11 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| China | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Murray
| Cantonese | 8 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 4 |
| Vietnamese | 4 |
| Afrikaans | 3 |
| Tagalog | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
47,746 bird observations recorded near Murray — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (2,878)
- Masked Lapwing (2,620)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (2,151)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (2,067)
- Magpie-lark (2,047)
- White-gaped Honeyeater (2,045)
- Peaceful Dove (2,027)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,997)
- Magpie Goose (1,757)
- Australasian Darter (1,667)
- Great Bowerbird (1,651)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (1,646)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,519)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Murray
- Australasian Figbird (1,514)
- Brown Honeyeater (1,452)
- Common Myna (1,451)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,420)
- Spangled Drongo (1,397)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (1,380)
- Comb-crested Jacana (1,378)
- Intermediate Egret (1,371)
- Welcome Swallow (1,362)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,272)
- Bush Stone-curlew (1,270)
- Yellow Honeyeater (1,225)
- Australian Magpie (1,137)
- Helmeted Friarbird (1,060)
- Torresian Imperial-pigeon (1,022)
- Blue-winged Kookaburra (1,006)
- Plumed Whistling-duck (957)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Murray:
Embed this suburb
Add this free Murray stat card to your own site — just copy the code:
Preview:
Cite this page
Quoting these figures? Copy the credit line:
Keep an eye on Murray
One email when this data meaningfully changes — new census figures, prices, rankings. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Streets
- University Road (1)
