$596 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $448
- 2016: $516
- 2021: $596
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murray Bridge · Urban Area
Income in Murray Bridge
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly household incomes in Murray Bridge are far below the national figure, sitting at $1,077. This is one of the lowest performing areas for income in the region. While earnings have risen since 2011, the gap between local pay and state or national levels remains very wide.
$1,077
▲ +32.6%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Murray Bridge — lower than 95% of areas.
| Murray Bridge | $1,077 |
|---|---|
| 5253, SA | $1,083 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,374 a week, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person in Murray Bridge bringing home $596 weekly.
$1,077 ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $812
- 2016: $934
- 2021: $1,077
Median total household income per week.
$1,374 ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $996
- 2016: $1,182
- 2021: $1,374
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 6.9% of households make $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the 16.5% seen across South Australia. This is reflected in personal pay, where only 1.0% of people earn $3,000 or more weekly.
3.3%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.9%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Murray Bridge, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4003/murray-bridge/topic/income