Murtho SA 5340
106 addresses · 12 streets
Barker Electorate › Renmark Paringa LGA › Murtho · 224 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Murtho is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 195 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Renmark Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Murtho itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
2 electricians
1 plumber
1 carpenter
Getting around. Airport: Renmark Airport, 18.1 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 26.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 2.6% · Labour-force participation 68.4%
Population by age in Murtho
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 23 |
| 15-19 | 16 |
| 20-24 | 16 |
| 25-34 | 16 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 40 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 29 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Murtho
| House | 62 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 4 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Murtho
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 18 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 30 |
| $3,000+ | 16 |
Top ancestries in Murtho
| English | 83 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 74 |
| German | 38 |
| Scottish | 10 |
| Other | 10 |
| Ancestry NS | 9 |
Housing tenure in Murtho
| Owned | 22 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 10 |
| Rented | 24 |
| Other | 8 |
Cars per household in Murtho
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 8 |
Commute to work in Murtho
| Car | 66 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 5 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 18 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Murtho
| Samoa | 3 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Murtho
| Samoan | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,806 bird observations recorded near Murtho — most often seen:
- Australasian Darter (280)
- Whistling Kite (116)
- Australian Pelican (111)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (95)
- Pacific Black Duck (84)
- Great Egret (78)
- Australian Wood Duck (77)
- Great Cormorant (67)
- Little Black Cormorant (67)
- Australian Great Pied Cormorant (60)
- Australian Shelduck (56)
- Grey Teal (56)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (55)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Murtho
- Welcome Swallow (51)
- Australian Raven (50)
- Little Corella (45)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (44)
- Noisy Miner (38)
- Yellow Rosella (38)
- Common Bronzewing (37)
- White-faced Heron (36)
- Black Swan (33)
- Crimson Rosella (32)
- Australian Eurasian Coot (30)
- Red-rumped Parrot (30)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (29)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (29)
- Willie Wagtail (28)
- Australian Dusky Moorhen (27)
- Crested Pigeon (27)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Murtho:
- Paringa (9.9 km)
- Renmark North (10.2 km)
- Chaffey (11.3 km)
- Renmark (11.6 km)
- Mundic Creek (11.7 km)
- Renmark West (13.3 km)
- Wonuarra (13.4 km)
- Cooltong (13.4 km)
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Streets
- Beherendt Road (4)
- Borderfence Road (1)
- Days Road (1)
- Heading Road (3)
- Lindsay Point Road (3)
- Lock 6 Road (3)
- Murtho Road (66)
- Oldriver Road (1)
- Rover Court (8)
- Schmidt Road (5)
- Wilhelm Road (4)
- Wilkinson Road (7)
