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Murray Bridge vs Karoonda
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Murray Bridge profile · Karoonda profile
Murray Bridge Karoonda
Karoonda (L) and Murray Bridge are two South Australian areas with very different profiles. Karoonda (L) is far older, with a typical resident aged 58 and 40.1% of the population aged 65 or over. It also has a high rate of volunteering at 34.9% and more people living alone at 48.0%. In contrast, Murray Bridge is more diverse and active in the workforce, with 15.8% of people arriving recently from overseas and a higher share of adults working or looking for work at 49.5%.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for people with no religion, with 40.1% in Karoonda (L) and 47.4% in Murray Bridge. They share similar rates of people moving in the last five years and a similar level of walkability, though both are only somewhat walkable. Over time, the gaps between them have often widened, particularly in age and the number of people living alone.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 14,452
- First area, 2016: 16,629
- First area, 2021: 17,457
- Second area, 2011: 271
- Second area, 2016: 256
- Second area, 2021: 337
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 27 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 58 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Murray Bridge: 1.3% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Karoonda: 2.3% males, 8.0% females
- 80–84 in Murray Bridge: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 80–84 in Karoonda: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Murray Bridge: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 75–79 in Karoonda: 2.6% males, 4.5% females
- 70–74 in Murray Bridge: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 70–74 in Karoonda: 6.0% males, 5.1% females
- 65–69 in Murray Bridge: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 65–69 in Karoonda: 3.7% males, 4.0% females
- 60–64 in Murray Bridge: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Karoonda: 2.6% males, 4.5% females
- 55–59 in Murray Bridge: 3.0% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Karoonda: 4.3% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Murray Bridge: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Karoonda: 3.4% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Murray Bridge: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Karoonda: 1.7% males, 0.9% females
- 40–44 in Murray Bridge: 2.7% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Karoonda: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Murray Bridge: 3.4% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Karoonda: 0.0% males, 1.4% females
- 30–34 in Murray Bridge: 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 30–34 in Karoonda: 3.4% males, 2.3% females
- 25–29 in Murray Bridge: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 25–29 in Karoonda: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Murray Bridge: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 20–24 in Karoonda: 2.8% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Murray Bridge: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Karoonda: 2.6% males, 1.4% females
- 10–14 in Murray Bridge: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 10–14 in Karoonda: 2.6% males, 1.1% females
- 5–9 in Murray Bridge: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Karoonda: 2.3% males, 4.0% females
- 0–4 in Murray Bridge: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Karoonda: 2.6% males, 0.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $584
- First area, 2016: $656
- First area, 2021: $590
- Second area, 2011: $403
- Second area, 2016: $286
- Second area, 2021: $432
- First area, 2011: $1,169
- First area, 2016: $1,362
- First area, 2021: $1,059
- Second area, 2011: $675
- Second area, 2016: $1,536
- Second area, 2021: $729
- First area, 2011: $1,444
- First area, 2016: $1,686
- First area, 2021: $1,358
- Second area, 2011: $771
- Second area, 2016: $725
- Second area, 2021: $1,062
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 3.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $311
- First area, 2021: $240
- Second area, 2016: $75
- Second area, 2021: $175
- First area, 2011: $1,690
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,083
- Second area, 2011: $758
- Second area, 2021: $693
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 1.20
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Murray Bridge vs Karoonda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL413002/murray-bridge/vs/UCL422025/karoonda