Murray Bridge

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40101201
Total population 19,833
Total dwellings 8,898
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 980
Male 525
Female 455
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 366
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $809
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,257
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 954 97.3 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 1.3 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 1.3 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 980 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 525 53.6 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 455 46.4 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Murray Bridge, there were 980 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 525 (or 53.6%) were male and 455 (or 46.4%) were female.

Age Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 125 12.8 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 208 21.2 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 198 20.2 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 370 37.8 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 50 5.1 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 29 3.0 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Murray Bridge the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 135 20.7 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 30 4.6 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 44 6.8 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 2.9 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 423 65.0 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Murray Bridge 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 46 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Murray Bridge for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 107 20.8 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 74 14.4 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 334 64.9 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Murray Bridge 20.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Murray Bridge for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 29 6.5 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 127 28.3 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 66 14.7 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 28 6.2 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 18 4.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 16 3.6 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 165 36.7 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 449 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murray Bridge, 46.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were attending a primary school, 14.7% were attending a secondary school and 10.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 49 5.0 238 0.8 256 0.0
Pitjantjatjara 3 0.3 2,094 6.9 3,394 0.6
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English only spoken at home 813 83.1 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 83.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murray Bridge. The only other responses for language at home were Ngarrindjeri 5.0% and Pitjantjatjara 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 130 46.9 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 73 26.4 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 24 8.7 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 50 18.1 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 277 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 277 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murray Bridge. Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 18.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murray Bridge who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 344 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 809 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Murray Bridge was $344 and the median weekly household income was $809.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Murray Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,257 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Murray Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,257.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 289 78.1 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 54 14.6 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21 5.7 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.8 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 370 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Murray Bridge there were 370 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.1% were separate houses, 14.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 35 9.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 76 20.5 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 242 65.4 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.8 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 14 3.8 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Murray Bridge, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.5% were owned outright, 20.5% were owned with a mortgage and 65.4% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.