# Berri - Barmera vs Murray Bridge — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 153 km apart

Berri - Barmera and Murray Bridge are both regional South Australian areas with a strong reliance on cars. Berri - Barmera is more walkable for daily needs, with 53.1% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 45.8% in Murray Bridge. Berri - Barmera also has far more homes with a 15-minute-city walkshed at 55.8%, while Murray Bridge has far more homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport at 59.4%.

Both areas have similar access to health services, with about 34% of homes within a 15-minute walk, a figure close to the national trend for similar regions. While they share a mostly car-dependent layout, they differ in their First Nations populations. Murray Bridge has a far larger First Nations community of 1,220 people, compared to 582 in Berri - Barmera. This is consistent with a higher share of people speaking a First Nations language in Murray Bridge, at 13.0%.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Berri - Barmera | Murray Bridge | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 582 | 1,220 | 638 larger in Murray Bridge |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 24 yrs | 1 yrs older in Murray Bridge |  |
| Year 12 | 25.4% | 31.5% | 6.2 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Unemployment | 16.8% | 13.6% | 3.1 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Median income | $398 | $477 | $79 higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Household income | $851 | $1,155 | $304 higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.0% | 13.0% | 6.0 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Berri - Barmera | Murray Bridge | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 4.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 more in Berri - Barmera |  |
| 15-min city | 55.8% | 39.9% | 15.9 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to shops | 53.1% | 45.8% | 7.3 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to transit | 43.9% | 59.4% | 15.4 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Walk to school | 52.4% | 47.5% | 4.9 pts higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Walk to a park | 63.3% | 68.4% | 5.1 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Walk to health | 33.7% | 34.3% | 0.5 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |
| Intersections/km² | 3 | 1 | 1 higher in Berri - Barmera |  |
| Mean slope | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4 pts higher in Murray Bridge |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE401004/berri-barmera/vs/IARE401012/murray-bridge