Ngarrindjeri Region

Node ID: MPHA5253

Postcode: 5253

Companies: 1  Households: 80

Suburb Coverage: AVOCA DELL (SA) MURRAY BRIDGE SOUTH (SA) BRINKLEY (SA) NORTHERN HEIGHTS (SA) BURDETT (SA) IVERGLADES (SA) CHAPMAN BORE (SA) RIVERGLEN (SA) ETTRICK (SA) ROCKY GULLY (SA) GIFFORD HILL (SA) SUNNYSIDE (SA) GREENBANKS (SA) SWANPORT (SA) LONG FLAT (SA) TOORA (SA) MOBILONG (SA) WHITE HILL (SA) MURRAWONG (SA) WHITE SANDS (SA) MURRAY BRIDGE (SA) WILLOW BANKS (SA) MURRAY BRIDGE EAST (SA WOODS POINT (SA) MURRAY BRIDGE NORTH (SA)

Australian postcode 5253 is centred on Murray Bridge and surrounding communities in South Australia, although Australia Post lists a broad collection of rural localities within the postcode, including Murray Bridge East and North, Brinkley, Burdett, Monarto and others. Murray Bridge is the principal regional service centre, with the Murray River providing a major feature of the local lifestyle and opportunities for boating, fishing and recreation, while the surrounding district has a strong agricultural and rural character. The 2021 Census recorded 19,261 people across postcode 5253, with a median age of 43, and the area is predominantly detached-house living; median weekly rent was $240 and there were an average of 1.9 motor vehicles per dwelling. Murray Bridge is sufficiently close to Adelaide to maintain access to metropolitan services while functioning as an independent regional community, and its surrounding rural population gives the postcode a distinctly dispersed character. Overall, 5253 combines a substantial regional town, river-based lifestyle and agricultural hinterland, making it another good example of the regional service-hub pattern relevant to the distributed-community model being examined for SENA.