# Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker vs Murray Bridge — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 38 km apart

Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker and Murray Bridge are two nearby areas in South Australia with differing landscapes and social profiles. Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker is a hillier area with more street intersections and a First Nations population that is far more likely to finish Year 12 (54.9% compared to 31.5%). Income for First Nations households is also far higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker, where the typical amount is $1,870 compared to $1,155 in Murray Bridge.

These two places track closely in how people get around, as both are mostly car-dependent. This shared reliance on cars is consistent with a similar number of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed. While they share these patterns, some differences are becoming more pronounced, such as the gap in First Nations unemployment, which is well higher in Murray Bridge at 13.6% compared to 8.2% in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker | Murray Bridge | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 748 | 1,220 | 472 larger in Murray Bridge |  |
| Median age | 21 yrs | 24 yrs | 3 yrs older in Murray Bridge |  |
| Year 12 | 54.9% | 31.5% | 23.3 pts higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 13.6% | 5.4 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Median income | $690 | $477 | $213 higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Household income | $1,870 | $1,155 | $715 higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Indigenous language | 8.2% | 13.0% | 4.9 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker | Murray Bridge | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.2 higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 more in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| 15-min city | 40.5% | 39.9% | 0.5 pts higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Walk to shops | 41.1% | 45.8% | 4.7 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Walk to transit | 55.9% | 59.4% | 3.5 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Walk to school | 43.0% | 47.5% | 4.5 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Walk to a park | 70.6% | 68.4% | 2.2 pts higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Walk to health | 31.4% | 34.3% | 2.8 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Intersections/km² | 8 | 1 | 6 higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |
| Mean slope | 8.6% | 4.1% | 4.5 pts higher in Adelaide Hills - Mount Barker |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE401002/adelaide-hills-mount-barker/vs/IARE401012/murray-bridge