South Australia council

Murray Bridge

23,539 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 1,832 km², 35 suburbs. Council website: murraybridge.sa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

23,539

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.9% in a year

Density

13/km²

1,832 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$455k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$228

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

10.3 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

1 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

35

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
43
Median household income
$1,109/week
Median rent
$240/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,127/month
Households renting
31.8%
Average household
2.3 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 1 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 2 of 10

Suburbs

35 suburbs where Murray Bridge holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Murray Bridge15,043All / 78%1
Murray Bridge East1,196All / 95%4
Riverglades856All / 99%4
Callington62552%$358kDec 2022 / 100%2
Mypolonga506All / 100%3
Northern Heights305All / 100%1
Rockleigh28786% / 100%4
Jervois258All / 100%2
Burdett23497% / 100%2
Monarto203All / 100%5
White Sands194All / 100%2
Murray Bridge South189All / 100%5
Woods Point (SA)188All / 100%2
Wellington (SA)184All / 100%2
Avoca Dell166All / 100%5
Swanport157All / 100%5
Monarto South152All / 100%4
Murray Bridge North142All / 100%4
Caloote13314% / 100%4
Rocky Gully (SA)113All / 100%2
White Hill111All / 100%2
Brinkley107All / 100%4
Monteith104All / 100%3
Long Flat (SA)103All / 100%6
Sunnyside (SA)96All / 100%3
Woodlane94All / 100%4
Pallamana68All / 100%4
Kepa60All / 100%3
Wall Flat608% / 100%4
Mulgundawa41All / 100%4
Toora (SA)41All / 100%4
Gifford Hill38All / 100%4
Ettrick (SA)37All / 99%3
Chapman Bore26All / 100%3
Naturi2524% / 2
Murrawong19All / 100%3
Riverglen19All / 100%2
Mobilong7All / 100%1
Lake Alexandrina34% / 64%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

84%

Over 38 of 39 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 39 of 39 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 1 member suburb with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2022).

Lowest suburb median
$358k
Median of suburb medians
$358k
Highest suburb median
$358k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Barker · Tony PASIN (LP)100%

State districts

  • Hammond · Adrian Pederick (LIB)100%
  • MacKillop · Nick McBride (IND)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.