Rural City of Murray Bridge
Local government area in South Australia
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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.
Rural City of Murray Bridge | |||||||||||||
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The location of the Rural City of Murray Bridge in SA | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 35.1186°S 139.2838°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Murray and Mallee[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1977 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Wayne Thorley[2] | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,832 km2 (707 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 21,644 (2021 census)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 11,83/km2 (3,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||
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History
It was established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Bridge, with the amalgamation of the Corporate Town of Murray Bridge and the surrounding District Council of Mobilong. It was renamed the Rural City of Murray Bridge, when it gained city status in January 1993.[4]
Towns
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.[5]
Councillors
The Rural City of Murray Bridge has a directly-elected mayor.[6] The current elected councillors as of November 2022 are as follows:
