2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murray Bridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Murray Bridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of solo living and single parenting set Murray Bridge apart from the rest of the state and country. While many homes here are small, around 32.7% of households consist of just one person. This trend of living alone has grown since 2011, contributing to a smaller typical household size than the national figure.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — lower than 71% of areas.
| Murray Bridge | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Typical homes in Murray Bridge hold 2.3 people, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.5. About 32.7% of residents live alone, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages.
32.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Murray Bridge splits fairly evenly between 2 people (36%) and 1 person (33%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single parents make up 19.7% of families here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This proportion of one-parent families has risen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011.
19.7% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 47%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (20%).
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/sa2/407031165/murray-bridge/topic/family-households