Merlwood vs Murgon

Population, income, rent and housing for Merlwood, QLD and Murgon, QLD, side by side.

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.

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Key figures

Merlwood on the left, Murgon on the right. Ranks are among all Australian suburbs, with 1 the highest.

104 Rank 8,825
Population
2,220 Rank 2,879
$630/wk Rank 6,607
Median Weekly Income
$546/wk Rank 7,765
$215/wk Rank 7,179
Median Weekly Rent
$220/wk Rank 7,029
50 years
Median Age
48 years
$1,759/mo
Monthly Mortgage
$867/mo
$1,449/wk
Household Income
$984/wk
$1,625/wk
Family Income
$1,265/wk
2.6 people
Household Size
2.2 people

Rent affordability

Median rent as a share of median household income. Under 25% is affordable, 25% to 35% is moderate stress, over 35% is rent stress.

Merlwood

14.8%
Under 25%: affordable

Murgon

22.4%
Under 25%: affordable

Demographics

Merlwood

Male 48.1% Female 51.9%
Density: 4 people/km²

Murgon

Male 47.9% Female 52.1%
Density: 34 people/km²

Side by side

Each pair of bars is scaled to the larger of the two values.

Summary

Higher median income Merlwood
Lower median rent Merlwood
Larger population Murgon
Lower rent share of income Merlwood

Suburb profiles

Data: ABS Census 2021, Suburb and Locality (SAL) level.