Shire of Murweh population has mainly increased between 1879 and 2016.
Murweh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions of Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1286. 1879 1,286 2016 4,307 In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a population of 4,318. 
