Numurkah, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Numurkah is a rural town in the Goulburn Valley of northern Victoria, on the Goulburn Valley Highway about 37 kilometres north of Shepparton and roughly 228 kilometres north of Melbourne, in the Shire of Moira. The area was occupied by the Yorta Yorta people before European settlement, and the town's name is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning 'war shield'. Squatters moved into the district from New South Wales in the late 1830s, and the township was surveyed in 1875. After the First World War, Numurkah became the headquarters of the Murray Valley Soldier Settlement Area, which placed returned servicemen on irrigated farmland across the surrounding country.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Numurkah is more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 913, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Numurkah at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,604
- Median age
- 49
- Median weekly household income
- $1,117
- SEIFA score
- 913
- Coordinates
- -36.0812, 145.4471
Numurkah demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Numurkah using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 28%, 22% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 720 | 16% |
| Youth (15–24) | 460 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 919 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,224 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,289 | 28% |
Share of the 4,612 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 816 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 554 | 30% |
| Rented | 405 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,640 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 185 | 10% |
| Flats & apartments | 11 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,856 occupied private dwellings in Numurkah.
- Median weekly rent
- $210
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,467
- Median weekly personal income
- $613
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 321 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 122 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 101 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,277 (34%)
- Labour-force participation
- 48.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 1,043
- Employed part-time
- 610
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Numurkah
Where is Numurkah?
Numurkah is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Numurkah?
At the 2021 Census, Numurkah had a population of about 4,604.
Is Numurkah an advantaged area?
Numurkah has an ABS SEIFA score of 913, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 15 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 15% of Australian suburbs.
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