Rural City of Murray Bridge South Australia |
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Location of the Rural City of Murray Bridge in SA
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Coordinates | 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°ECoordinates: 35°07′07″S 139°17′02″E / 35.1186°S 139.2838°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 20,971 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11.447/km2 (29.648/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,832 km2 (707.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Brenton Lewis | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
Region | Murray and Mallee | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
Website | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
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The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina. It was formed in 1977 by amalgamation of the District Council of Mobilong and the Corporation of Murray Bridge.
It includes the surrounding towns and localities of Avoca Dell, Brinkley, Chapman Bore, East Wellington, Ettrick, Gifford Hill, Greenbanks, Jervois, Kepa, Long Flat, Mobilong, Monarto, Monarto South, Monteith, Mulgundawa, Murrawong, Murray Bridge East, Murray Bridge North, Murray Bridge South, Mypolonga, Nalpa, Northern Heights, Pallamana, Riverglades, Riverglen, Rocky Gully, Sunnyside, Swanport, Toora, Wellington, White Hill, White Sands, Willow Banks, Woodlane and Woods Point, and parts of Burdett, Callington, Caloote, Naturi, Rockleigh, Tepko, Tolderol, Wall Flat and Lake Alexandrina.