Murray Bridge · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Murray Bridge

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more homes here lack a car than in most similar areas, though the vast majority of Murray Bridge residents still rely on driving. The typical household has one or two vehicles, but public transport and working from home are very rare choices for the local workforce.

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📍 Murray Bridge, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is much higher than in most similar areas. Most households own just one vehicle (39%) or two (33.1%).

8.0% ▲ +29.1%

Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.2%
  • 2016: 5.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Murray Bridge, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 71.4% of people commuting as a driver. Very few people use public transport (0.3%) or work from home (4.2%), both of which are far below national figures.

4.2% ▲ +9.9%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.3% ▼ -92.5%

Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 0.3%

Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.

How people get to work

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In Murray Bridge, Car (driver) is the majority at 82%; Car (passenger) is next at 9%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL413002/murray-bridge/topic/transport