Murray Bridge South, South Australia

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Murray Bridge South
Murray Bridge,  South Australia
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Murray Bridge South
Murray Bridge South, South Australia
Coordinates 35°09′58″S139°16′37″E / 35.166°S 139.277°E / -35.166; 139.277
Population189 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5253
LGA(s) Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal division(s) Barker
Suburbs around Murray Bridge South:
Murray Bridge Murray Bridge Murray Bridge
Gifford Hill Murray Bridge South Swanport
Riverglen
Brinkley Brinkley White Sands
FootnotesCoordinates [2]

Murray Bridge South is a satellite locality of Murray Bridge in South Australia west of the Murray River, south of the eponymous bridge, and west of Swanport Bridge. [2] Its boundaries were formalised in March 2000 to cover a portion of semi-urban land immediately south of the South Eastern Freeway and immediately west of the riverside suburbs of Swanport and Riverglen. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murray Bridge South (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Property Location Browser: Search for 'Murray Bridge South, LOCB' (ID SA0044887)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2016.