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murdoch
Western Australia · Census 2021
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Murdoch is a leafy residential suburb of Melville.
Median house price
No median price series for Murdoch yet.
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People
Population
3,352
Median age
43 yrs
Income / person / wk
$584
Household income / wk
$1,459
Housing
Median rent / wk
$445
Mortgage / month
$2,037
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 33%
- Top language at home
- Mandarin · 3%
- No religion
- 33%
- Born overseas
- 45%
- English only at home
- 69%
Local amenities
Amenity score
47/100
Schools
1
Supermarkets
1
Pubs & bars
1
Parks
12
Libraries
2
GP clinics
4
Pharmacies
2
Hospitals
2
Nearest supermarket
0.5 km
Nearest train
1.3 km
Nearest hospital
0.7 km
Distance to coast
4.0 km
NBN
Fixed Line
Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
2
Catholic
0
Independent
2
Primary
2
Secondary
4
Nearest secondary
0.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Melville
- Council population
- 106,123
- Council area
- 53 km²
- Density
- 2,006/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.35M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $41/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Tangney
- Federal MP
- Sam Lim (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 57% 2PP
- State electorate
- Bibra Lake
- State MP
- Sook Yee Lai (ALP)
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.