Murrabit VIC 3579
161 addresses · 26 streets
Mallee Electorate › Gannawarra LGA › Murrabit · 269 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Murrabit is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 230 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,036 a week, with median rent near $158 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gannawarra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murrabit itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Kerang Airport, 24.5 km south.
Sport & Recreation
3 facilities recorded in Murrabit.
- Murrabit Golf Club Golf
- Murrabit Lawn Tennis Club Tennis (Outdoor)
- Murrabit Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball
Socio-economic Standing
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: 4.6% 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 | 4.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 47.8%
Population by age in Murrabit
| 0-4 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 31 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 40 |
| 65-74 | 42 |
| 75-84 | 19 |
| 85+ | 12 |
Dwelling types in Murrabit
| House | 86 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Murrabit
| <$650 | 19 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 31 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 33 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Murrabit
| Australian | 129 |
|---|---|
| English | 74 |
| Scottish | 26 |
| Irish | 25 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
| German | 9 |
Housing tenure in Murrabit
| Owned | 47 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 28 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Murrabit
| 0 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 23 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Murrabit
| Car | 51 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 14 |
Top countries of birth in Murrabit
| Thailand | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Murrabit
| Thai | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
660 bird observations recorded near Murrabit — most often seen:
- Intermediate Egret (197)
- Little Egret (67)
- Galah (24)
- Australian Magpie (17)
- Superb Fairy-wren (17)
- Yellow Rosella (17)
- Australian Wood Duck (16)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (16)
- Willie Wagtail (16)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (15)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (15)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (15)
- Australian White Ibis (14)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Murrabit
- Eastern Australian Magpie (14)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (14)
- Laughing Kookaburra (14)
- Long-billed Corella (14)
- Magpie-lark (14)
- Noisy Miner (14)
- Welcome Swallow (14)
- Common Bronzewing (13)
- Eastern Galah (12)
- Eastern Rosella (12)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (12)
- Pacific Black Duck (12)
- Southern Magpie-lark (12)
- Australian Raven (11)
- Brown Falcon (11)
- Nankeen Night-heron (11)
- Crested Pigeon (10)
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 Murrabit:
- Gonn Crossing (3.6 km)
- Murrabit West (6.6 km)
- Capels Crossing (8.8 km)
- Myall (8.9 km)
- Benjeroop (11.5 km)
- Westby (12.3 km)
- Lake Charm (14.3 km)
- Reedy Lake (16 km)
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Streets
- Ashwin Road (7)
- Begelhole Road (2)
- Benjeroop Forest Road (1)
- Browning Avenue (12)
- Church Street (16)
- Dalley Road (1)
- Danson Street (3)
- Dawe Road (3)
- Dunbar Road (4)
- Forbes Street (1)
- Gonn Avenue (24)
- Hughes Lane (3)
- Kerang-murrabit Road (15)
- Kirkpatrick Road (3)
- Koondrook-murrabit Road (6)
- Laursen Street (3)
- Murrabit Road (6)
- Murrabit West Road (22)
- Murray Road (10)
- Rabbit Point Road (1)
- River Road (2)
- Salau Road (2)
- Troy Road (2)
- Walters Road (3)
- Whirlpool Lane (3)
- Whiter Street (6)
