2.2 ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Murray Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Murray Bridge
How families and households are made up across the area.
A higher proportion of single-person homes has become a defining feature of Murray Bridge. This shift is reflected in the fact that nearly 35% of households are people living alone, which is well above the national figure.
2.2
▼ -4.3%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — lower than 76% of areas.
| Murray Bridge | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Murray Bridge holds 2.2 people, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.5. This is consistent with a high number of single-person households, making up 34.9% of the total.
34.9% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Murray Bridge splits fairly evenly between 1 person (35%) and 2 people (35%), with 3 people at 13%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 22.1% of the area, a figure that is well above both the state and national rates. Couples with children are the most common family type at 45.6%.
22.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 22.1%
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 46%, followed by Couples without children (31%) and One-parent families (22%).
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/sal/SAL40987/murray-bridge/topic/family-households