Murray Bridge

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40979
People 14,560
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 39
Families 3,683
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 6,698
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $879
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,127
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 7,198 49.4 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,365 50.6 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 803 5.5 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,560 people in Murray Bridge. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 881 6.0 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 887 6.1 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 772 5.3 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 868 6.0 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,078 7.4 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,149 7.9 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 949 6.5 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 784 5.4 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 824 5.7 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 932 6.4 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 818 5.6 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 828 5.7 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 750 5.2 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 834 5.7 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 744 5.1 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 576 4.0 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 455 3.1 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 434 3.0 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Murray Bridge was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 5,031 41.9 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 563 4.7 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,201 10.0 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 910 7.6 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,307 35.9 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Murray Bridge aged 15 years and over, 41.9% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,347 41.4 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,178 11.2 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,974 47.4 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Murray Bridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 157 3.8 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 686 16.7 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 328 8.0 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 173 4.2 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 560 13.7 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 1.1 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 126 3.1 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 280 6.8 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 219 5.3 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 96 2.3 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,431 34.9 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Murray Bridge 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 790 6.6 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 639 5.3 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 335 2.8 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,716 14.3 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,690 14.1 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,344 11.2 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,668 13.9 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 17 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,741 14.5 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 90 0.7 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,680 14.0 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Murray Bridge, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 5,450 28.4 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,348 27.9 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
German 1,790 9.3 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1
Scottish 1,112 5.8 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 926 4.8 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Murray Bridge were English 28.4%, Australian 27.9%, German 9.3%, Scottish 5.8% and Irish 4.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Murray Bridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 10,980 75.6 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 386 2.7 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
England 359 2.5 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 302 2.1 24,610 1.5 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 211 1.5 12,937 0.8 518,466 2.2
Taiwan 183 1.3 1,703 0.1 46,822 0.2

In Murray Bridge, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.7%, England 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5% and Taiwan 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,016 20.7 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 628 4.3 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 488 3.4 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,095 62.5 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Murray Bridge, 62.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,674 66.8 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 649 4.5 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 403 2.8 13,782 0.8 270,177 1.2
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 333 2.3 31,646 1.9 704,658 3.0
New Zealand 231 1.6 16,942 1.0 617,331 2.6

In Murray Bridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.8%, England 4.5%, Philippines 2.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and New Zealand 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 9,823 67.5 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 681 4.7 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 449 3.1 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 330 2.3 31,453 1.9 699,074 3.0
New Zealand 235 1.6 16,040 1.0 608,329 2.6

In Murray Bridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.5%, England 4.7%, Philippines 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.3% and New Zealand 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,271 36.2 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,022 13.9 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,590 10.9 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,359 9.3 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7
Lutheran 1,050 7.2 51,705 3.1 174,019 0.7

The most common responses for religion in Murray Bridge were No Religion, so described 36.2%, Catholic 13.9%, Not stated 10.9%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Lutheran 7.2%. In Murray Bridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 463 3.2 28,780 1.7 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 205 1.4 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
Filipino 128 0.9 3,861 0.2 71,220 0.3
Vietnamese 126 0.9 19,017 1.1 277,400 1.2
Italian 105 0.7 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 11,494 79.1 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 687 11.4 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Murray Bridge 79.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.2%, Tagalog 1.4%, Filipino 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.9% and Italian 0.7%.

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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 3,166 52.5 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,881 31.2 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 334 5.5 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 654 10.8 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 6,035 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murray Bridge. Of these 52.5% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 664 12.3 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 516 9.6 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 700 13.0 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,177 21.9 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,990 37.0 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Murray Bridge, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 1,556 28.9 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 684 12.7 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 659 12.2 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 589 10.9 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 503 9.3 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 440 8.2 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 432 8.0 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 419 7.8 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Murray Bridge included Labourers 28.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3%, Professionals 8.2%, Managers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 485 9.0 2,042 0.3 28,852 0.3
Fruit and Vegetable Wholesaling 345 6.4 1,209 0.2 8,100 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 211 3.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 159 3.0 13,552 1.8 158,230 1.5
Aged Care Residential Services 152 2.8 22,642 3.0 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Murray Bridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 9.0%, Fruit and Vegetable Wholesaling 6.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.0% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 497 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,121 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 879 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murray Bridge was $497.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,778 70.3 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 558 10.4 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Walked only 186 3.5 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 119 2.2 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
Other 36 0.7 5,165 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 29 0.5 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,386 81.4 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Murray Bridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 10.4%, Walked only 3.5%, Worked at home 2.2% and Other 0.7%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,747 64.5 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,879 23.9 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,395 11.6 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,385 19.8 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Murray Bridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,294 19.1 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,894 24.1 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,357 11.3 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,202 10.0 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Murray Bridge, 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,590 43.1 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,235 33.5 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 801 21.7 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 60 1.6 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Murray Bridge, 33.5% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.5 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.5 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Murray Bridge, 15.5% of single parents were male and 84.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 474 16.8 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 110 3.9 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 491 17.4 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 349 12.4 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 201 7.1 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 898 31.9 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 133 4.7 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 162 5.7 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Murray Bridge, of couple families with children, 16.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 17.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,695 89.0 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 701 11.0 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Murray Bridge, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,756 83.5 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 825 14.5 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 45 0.8 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 29 0.5 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Bridge, 83.5% were separate houses, 14.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 19 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 169 3.0 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 946 16.6 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,211 56.4 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,160 20.4 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 186 3.3 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Murray Bridge, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.6% had 2 bedrooms and 56.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,529 26.9 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,459 25.7 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,347 41.3 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 150 2.6 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 201 3.5 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Bridge, 26.9% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 41.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 3,626 63.6 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,849 32.5 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 222 3.9 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Murray Bridge, of all households, 63.6% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

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Household income Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.5 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.7 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Murray Bridge, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.0 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.0 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,127 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 518 9.1 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,260 39.7 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,805 31.7 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 861 15.1 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 252 4.4 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Murray Bridge, 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,510 26.5 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,987 70.1 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 193 3.4 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Murray Bridge, 70.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Murray Bridge % Murray Bridge South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 435 54.4 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 365 45.6 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Murray Bridge, 54.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.6% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 881 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Murray Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $881.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
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 220 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Murray Bridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.