Last official estimated population of Murray Shire (as Local Government Area) was 17 339 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.07% of total Australian population and 0.669% of WA population. Area of Murray is 1 703.50 km², in this year population density was 10.18 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.24%/yr), Murray population in 2024 would be 18 906. [0]
Click to enlarge. Murray is located in the center of the images.
Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +2.76 %/Y
[2001-2002] +2.86 %/Y
[2002-2003] +3.57 %/Y
[2003-2004] +2.52 %/Y
[2004-2005] +3.04 %/Y
[2005-2006] +2.09 %/Y
[2006-2007] +2.37 %/Y
[2007-2008] +5.13 %/Y
[2008-2009] +4.95 %/Y
[2009-2010] +3.13 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.28 %/Y
[2011-2012] +4.75 %/Y
[2012-2013] +3.95 %/Y
[2013-2014] +2.83 %/Y
[2014-2015] +2.22 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1.28 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.24 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.