Murchison is a suburb which lies within the Territorial Authority of Tasman, one of 32 residential suburbs which form the wider region. Murchison is the 14th largest suburb of Tasman in terms of the total number of residential housing stock. Murchison provides a range of housing stock, with the earliest residential housing recorded in the area constructed between 1910 - 1919. The majority of the residential housing stock in the locality was constructed between 1960 - 1969. Residential housing stock in Murchison is made up of approximately 59% residential housing , 1% residential investment housing and 40% lifestyle properties.