Perth Suburb Profiles

Murdoch

Situated 12km from Perth GPO.

This suburb is named after Sir Walter Murdoch. Murdoch was born in 1874, and in 1912 was appointed Professor of English at the new University of Western Australia. He was Chancellor of the University from 1943 to 1947, and died in 1970 shortly before Perth's second university was named in his honour. The suburb was named in 1974.

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MURDOCH QUICK STATS
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013
* Based on Settled Sales as at 25th January 2013

Number of Sales for Year:26
Median House Price: $745,500

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Murdoch	14.7%	4.3%	9.1%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Murdoch	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	3,325	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	35	35
Residents less than 19	22%	27%
Residents 20-64	58%	62%
Residents over 65	22%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	28%	28%
Couple family with children	27%	34%
Single parent family	6%	11%
Other families	4%	2%
Lone Person	22%	24%
Group Household	17%	5%
Total Households	1,143	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	1,225	595,499
House	53%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	25%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	24%	10%
Other ²	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	82	57,529
Fully Owned ²	42%	30%
Being Purchased ²	19%	42%
Being Rented ²	29%	28%
Other ²	11%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,078	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,648	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$400	$327
Local Schools:	Corpus Christi College, Murdoch College, Murdoch TAFE, Murdoch University, Kardinya P.S., Leeming S.H.S., Somerville Baptist College, West Leeming P.S., Yidarra Priamry School
Other Nearby Schools:	All Saint's College (Bull Creek)
Shops:	Kardinya Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Murdoch
Bus Services:	Bus service to Murdoch Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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