Murrumba Downs

Murrumba Downs Queensland
Black Duck Creek, 2016
Murrumba Downs
Coordinates	27°15′39″S 153°0′41″E / 27.26083°S 153.01139°E / -27.26083; 153.01139Coordinates: 27°15′39″S 153°0′41″E / 27.26083°S 153.01139°E / -27.26083; 153.01139
Population	9,393 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4503
Location	24 km (15 mi) from Brisbane 9 km (6 mi) from Strathpine
LGA(s)	Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)	Murrumba
Federal Division(s)	Dickson
Suburbs around Murrumba Downs: Kallangur Kallangur Mango Hill Kallangur Lawnton Murrumba Downs Griffin Lawnton Bald Hills Griffin

Murrumba Downs is a suburb of the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located east of Kallangur on the Bruce Highway 24 km north of the Brisbane central business district.

It is bounded by Fresh Water Creek to the north, the North Pine River to the south and Bruce Highway to the east.

Murrumba Downs is on land that was part of the Murrumba property, bought by Thomas Petrie about 1858 and farmed by his family for almost 100 years. The name Murrumba was derived from the local Aboriginal dialect and means Good place.

In the 2011 census, Murrumba Downs recorded a population of 9,393 people: 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Murrumba Downs population was 35 years, 2 years below the national median of 37. 76.2% of people living in Murrumba Downs were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 4.9%, South Africa 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Philippines 0.6%. 89.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.9% Hindi, 0.4% Afrikaans, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Spanish, 0.3% Tagalog.