Murray Bridge East SA 5253
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Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Murray Bridge East · 67 km from Adelaide
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Living Here
Murray Bridge East is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,196 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,439 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Murray Bridge statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murray Bridge East itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
2 doctors & medical clinics
1 hospital
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
2 post offices
5 service stations
1 golf club
1 bakery
2 hardware stores
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Murray Bridge (SA), 2.2 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 4.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 14.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 61.3%
Population by age in Murray Bridge East
| 0-4 | 58 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 113 |
| 15-19 | 76 |
| 20-24 | 70 |
| 25-34 | 126 |
| 35-44 | 126 |
| 45-54 | 161 |
| 55-64 | 202 |
| 65-74 | 162 |
| 75-84 | 87 |
| 85+ | 17 |
Dwelling types in Murray Bridge East
| House | 447 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Murray Bridge East
| <$650 | 64 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 153 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 147 |
| $3,000+ | 56 |
Top ancestries in Murray Bridge East
| English | 560 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 472 |
| German | 186 |
| Scottish | 110 |
| Irish | 62 |
| Ancestry NS | 58 |
Housing tenure in Murray Bridge East
| Owned | 196 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 198 |
| Rented | 45 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Murray Bridge East
| 0 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 90 |
| 2 | 179 |
| 3 | 96 |
| 4+ | 75 |
Commute to work in Murray Bridge East
| Car | 465 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 4 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 7 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 52 |
Top countries of birth in Murray Bridge East
| England | 31 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 9 |
| Germany | 6 |
| Netherlands | 5 |
| Italy | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Murray Bridge East
| Australian Indigenous | 8 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 7 |
| Croatian | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
27,011 bird observations recorded near Murray Bridge East — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (1,607)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,411)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,383)
- Common Starling (1,200)
- House Sparrow (1,172)
- Eurasian Coot (1,096)
- Rock Dove (1,035)
- Southern Magpie-lark (1,025)
- Whistling Kite (950)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (943)
- Little Raven (896)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (889)
- Giinbaywarraymal (886)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Murray Bridge East
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (883)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (872)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (858)
- Eastern Galah (832)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (819)
- Eurasian Blackbird (791)
- Grey Teal (773)
- Australasian Darter (748)
- Southern Masked Lapwing (707)
- Australian White Ibis (706)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (706)
- White-faced Heron (681)
- Straw-necked Ibis (655)
- Black Swan (634)
- Little Black Cormorant (620)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (618)
- Dusky Moorhen (615)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Murray Bridge East:
- Riverglades (1.1 km)
- Avoca Dell (2.3 km)
- Mobilong (2.5 km)
- Long Flat (3.3 km)
- Murray Bridge (3.3 km)
- Toora (3.7 km)
- Northern Heights (4 km)
- Murray Bridge North (4.8 km)
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Streets
- Army Range Road (1)
- Avoca Dell Drive (2)
- Bonney Drive (6)
- Bungana Drive (33)
- Campbell Close (9)
- Campbell Drive (8)
- Clearview Road (6)
- Coolibah Drive (22)
- Culburra Avenue (10)
- Evans Road (4)
- Hein Road (3)
- Karoonda Highway (27)
- Kennett Road (16)
- Kepa Road (14)
- Kirra Avenue (6)
- Leigh Street (18)
- Lincoln Drive (9)
- Little Corella Court (10)
- Loddon Road (8)
- Long Flat Road (2)
- Lookout Drive (62)
- Meech Road (2)
- Mitchell Avenue (95)
- Moore Street (17)
- Myrtle Avenue (13)
- Old Princes Highway (139)
- Pfeiler Road (3)
- Ross Road (18)
- Rsl Lane (1)
- Siesta Drive (6)
- Sims Close (9)
- Thiele Road (74)
- Thule Drive (44)
- Tooma Drive (20)
- Warrigal Avenue (11)
