Murdong WA 6317
14 addresses · 6 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Katanning LGA › Murdong · 256 km from Perth
Living Here
Murdong is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 24 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,250 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Katanning statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murdong itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 hospital
1 golf club
Getting around. Train station: Katanning, 6.7 km north · Airport: Katanning Airport, 9.5 km north-east.
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: 2.6% 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 | 2.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.5% |
Demographics
Population by age in Murdong
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 3 |
| 55-64 | 0 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Murdong
| House | 11 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Murdong
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 7 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Murdong
| English | 16 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 12 |
| Aboriginal | 4 |
| Chinese | 0 |
| Croatian | 0 |
| Dutch | 0 |
Housing tenure in Murdong
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Murdong
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Murdong
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 4 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,264 bird observations recorded near Murdong — most often seen:
- Red-capped Robin (67)
- Twenty-eight Parrot (65)
- South-west Western Gerygone (62)
- Southern Weebill (56)
- Grey Teal (54)
- Western Striated Pardalote (52)
- Western Australian Raven (50)
- Western Brown Honeyeater (50)
- Western Yellow-rumped Thornbill (49)
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (49)
- South-western Australian Magpie (48)
- South-western Grey Fantail (48)
- Mainland Tree Martin (47)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Murdong
- Australian Ringneck (44)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (44)
- Australian Raven (43)
- Pacific Black Duck (42)
- Western Silvereye (42)
- Singing Honeyeater (35)
- South-western Singing Honeyeater (35)
- White-faced Heron (33)
- Willie Wagtail (32)
- Australian Magpie (30)
- Rufous Whistler (30)
- Western Red Wattlebird (30)
- Mistletoebird (27)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (27)
- Australian Shelduck (25)
- Western Brown-headed Honeyeater (24)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (24)
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 Murdong:
- Katanning (7 km)
- Pinwernying (9.4 km)
- Broomehill Village (12.1 km)
- Ewlyamartup (13.5 km)
- Marracoonda (14.7 km)
- Broomehill West (15.5 km)
- Moojebing (16.2 km)
- Carrolup (16.8 km)
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Streets
- Fairfield Road (5)
- Great Southern Highway (1)
- Greenhills Road N (1)
- Mcauliffe Road (2)
- Murdong Road (1)
- Schultz Road (4)
