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Murray Upper QLD 4854

109 addresses · 16 streets

Kennedy Electorate › Cassowary Coast LGA › Murray Upper · 1276 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Murray Upper is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 218 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $857 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

218Population
42Median age
$857Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 77.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Murray Upper

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

Tree cover measures, Murray Upper QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202077.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 15.9% · Labour-force participation 50.6%

Population by age in Murray Upper
Population by age, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1433
15-1917
20-2413
25-3414
35-4421
45-5422
55-6441
65-7425
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Murray Upper
Dwelling types, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House72
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Murray Upper
Households by weekly income, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65024
$650-1,49926
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Murray Upper
Top ancestries, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Aboriginal94
Australian52
English48
Other22
Irish18
Ancestry NS18
Housing tenure in Murray Upper
Housing tenure, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned27
Mortgage9
Rented30
Other6
Cars per household in Murray Upper
Cars per household, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
06
125
221
38
4+5
Commute to work in Murray Upper
Commute to work, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car43
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Murray Upper
Top countries of birth, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Malta4
Languages used at home in Murray Upper
Languages used at home, Murray Upper QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous48

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

76 bird observations recorded near Murray Upper — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Murray Upper

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