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QLD · South Burnett Council
Murgon, 4605
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,354
Growth (1 yr)
+1.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.4%
Median age
48
Median income
$984/wk
Employment rate
40.8%
Languages at home
4%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Australian Indigenous languages, Filipino
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- Heritage area
- National parks
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Away from the major hubs, Murgon is a smaller community in South Burnett Council with its own quieter rhythm. Neighbouring centres cover more of the weekly rhythm than the distant capital does. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with families and grandchildren still a visible part of community life.
There are enough cafés and casual dining options to keep weekends interesting without the inner-city crush. Parks and open space are a real strength relative to many regional towns, easy for walks, sport and weekend downtime. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.
Reported crime has been rising recently. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability picture is below average, weighed down by softer community and employment relative to similar regional towns.
At a glance
Murgon snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$400/wk
Population (ERP)
2,354
+1.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
13.4%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#144
among Country & regional · Mature
Safety
96th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
45th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
1/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
3rd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 38.8/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 3994th in Australia
- State rank
- 857th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #144 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #422 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 71%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $400
Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
2,354(June 2025)
+1.0% annual · +5.4% over 5 years · 45th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +1.0%
- 5-year growth
- +5.4%
- Change in 1 year
- +24
- Change in 5 years
- +120
- Growth rank in QLD
- 45th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,400), extrapolated at +0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 2,220
- Median age
- 48
- Median household income / week
- $984
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 133 of 995
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Employment rate
- 40.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 810 / 0 / 44 (+ 6 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 422
- Against the person
- 134
- Against property
- 158
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 179.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 17 residents
- State safety percentile
- 95.8th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +31.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault135
- Drug Offences134
- Good Order Offences134
- Other Property Damage125
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)96
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 818
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 3th
School list
- Murgon State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 818 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 318 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 800 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 0% · 105 students · Top SEA quarter 1% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
- Murgon State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 865 · 6th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 108 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 0.3 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
58 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
2 restaurants · 2 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 libraries · 1 places of worship · 1 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools
Local character & venue list
Local character
- A car helps for daily errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 6 parks mapped in suburb, 1 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 35/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.9
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 2.25
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.7
Food & drink(5)
- Cafe MurgonCafe
- Murgon BakeryCafe
- Royal Hotel MurgonPub
72 Lamb Street, Murgon
- Murgon Pizza PerfectionRestaurant
- The Australian Hotel MurgonRestaurant
65 Lamb Street
Shopping(2)
- The Murgon ButcherButcher
108 Lamb Street, Murgon
- IGASupermarket
Community(5)
- Murgon Mens ShedCommunity centre
- Dermont Tiernan Memorial LibraryLibrary
- Murgon State High SchoolSchool
- Murgon State SchoolSchool
- Saint Josephs SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
- Murgon HospitalHospital
Coronation Drive, Murgon
Sport & outdoors(10)
- Murgon Golf ClubGolf course
- Apex Coronation ParkPark
- Murgon Lions ParkPark
- Park (2)
- Queen Elizabeth II ParkPark
- Playground
- Sports field
- Murgon City Motor InnSwimming pool
- Murgon Jubilee Swimming PoolSwimming pool
101 Gore Street, Murgon
Other(24)
- Liquor LegendsAlcohol
- Commonwealth BankBank
62-64 Lamb Street, Murgon
- Bbq
- Murgon Free CampCamp Site
- VinniesCharity
- Murgon Mitre 10Doityourself
- Murgon Betta Home LivingElectronics
83 Lamb Street
- Murgon Star DiscountsFurniture
- Murgon Outdoor EquipmentGarden Machinery
- Murgon Laundromat and DogwashLaundry
- Murgon City Motor InnMotel
- Parking (8)
- Highway ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Murgon LPOPost office
Unit 1 60 Lamb Street, Murgon
- Lions ParkPublic toilets
- South Burnett CouncilPublic toilets
- Shelter (5)
- Kaarakin Care Support ServicesSocial Facility
- TelstraTelephone
- Vacant
- DobsonsVariety Store
- Pam'sVariety Store
94 Lamb Street, Murgon
- Wayne's WorldVariety Store
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex Coronation ParkPark
- Florence Bjeke Peterson PlacePark
- Murgon Lions ParkPark
- Queen Elizabeth II ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 71
- Parks (OSM)
- 6
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Highway Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 1
- Nearest hospital
- Murgon Hospital (0.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- On site
- Murgon HospitalCoronation DriveHospital
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 89
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 37.8
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 31° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 356 mm · ~44 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 14°
- Rainfall
- 189 mm · ~24 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 109 mm · ~14 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 200 mm · ~25 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Murgon Civic CentreState heritage place
- Murgon State SchoolState heritage place
- South Burnett Co-operative Dairy Association Factory (former)State heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Wide Bay
- Member of Parliament
- Llew O'BRIEN (Liberal National Party of Queensland)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,153
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.3%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +3.7 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 57.6%Labor 42.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 66.7 km away).
Coalition 65.3%Labor 34.7%
7.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.0 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- MurgonLabor 34.6% · Coalition 65.4% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
- CherbourgLabor 76.1% · Coalition 23.9% TPP (2025)5.3 km away
- GoomeriLabor 27.3% · Coalition 72.7% TPP (2025)14.7 km away
- CloynaLabor 20.1% · Coalition 79.9% TPP (2025)17.7 km away
- KilkivanLabor 31.6% · Coalition 68.5% TPP (2025)35.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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