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Murrumba Downs QLD 4503

5,394 addresses · 179 streets

Dickson Electorate › Moreton Bay LGA › Murrumba Downs · 23 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Murrumba Downs is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 10,795 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,827 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

10,795Population
39Median age
$1,827Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murrumba Downs, 1.7 km north · Bus interchange: North Lakes station, 3.4 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 16.5 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 20.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Murrumba Downs

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

Tree cover measures, Murrumba Downs QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 65.4%

Population by age in Murrumba Downs
Population by age, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4600
5-141,588
15-19763
20-24549
25-341,221
35-441,468
45-541,550
55-641,205
65-741,016
75-84584
85+247
Dwelling types in Murrumba Downs
Dwelling types, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House2,878
Townhouse1,031
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Murrumba Downs
Households by weekly income, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650459
$650-1,4991,076
$1,500-2,9991,248
$3,000+909
Top ancestries in Murrumba Downs
Top ancestries, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English4,505
Australian4,001
Scottish1,135
Irish1,103
Other1,088
German634
Housing tenure in Murrumba Downs
Housing tenure, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,054
Mortgage1,626
Rented1,048
Other151
Cars per household in Murrumba Downs
Cars per household, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0128
11,319
21,629
3531
4+280
Commute to work in Murrumba Downs
Commute to work, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,516
Train161
Bus20
Tram/ferry0
Walked40
Bicycle10
Home780
Top countries of birth in Murrumba Downs
Top countries of birth, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand553
England514
South Africa192
India188
Philippines114
Fiji85
Languages used at home in Murrumba Downs
Languages used at home, Murrumba Downs QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Hindi132
Punjabi125
Afrikaans97
Mandarin66
Spanish66
Tagalog59

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

152,159 bird observations recorded near Murrumba Downs — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Murrumba Downs

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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