2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murray Bridge · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Murray Bridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 31% of homes in Murray Bridge are occupied by just one person, a figure well above the national average. This shift toward smaller households means the area has more people living alone than it did in 2011. Family life here is diverse, though there is a notably high proportion of single-parent homes compared to the rest of the country.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — lower than 71% of areas.
| Murray Bridge | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Murray Bridge holds 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. This has edged down since 2011, and 36.4% of all households now consist of two people.
31.3% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (31%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 18.4% of the total, which is well above both the state and national figures. While nearly half of families are couples with children, the number of one-parent homes has risen since 2011.
18.4% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45040/murray-bridge/topic/family-households