Suburb in Murray Bridge

Riverglades, SA

Riverglades had a population of 856 at the 2021 Census (+4.4% since 2016). Median age 50.0. Median weekly household income $1,415. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Riverglades at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - South East

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Riverglades's population grew by 4.4% to 856, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 50.0, it is older than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 9.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 18.0%.

10.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 49.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 331 households.

The median household earns $1,415 a week, in line with the SA average of $1,455. Renters pay a median $250 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,326 a month.

8.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 4.4% use a language other than English at home. 51.5% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Riverglades beside SA and Australia.

MeasureRivergladesSAAustralia
Population8561,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age50.041.038.0
Households331691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting10.6%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright49.2%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,415$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$250$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,326$1,500$1,863
Born overseas8.2%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home4.4%18.7%23.6%
No religion51.5%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9182011
  2. 8202016
  3. 8562021

Age

Median age 50.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Riverglades South Australia
Share of people by age, Riverglades and South Australia
0–99.6%
10–1912.4%
20–298.5%
30–398.3%
40–4911.3%
50–5916.1%
60–6916.5%
70–7911.9%
80+6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Riverglades at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.7%
  2. Australian44.8%
  3. German18.0%
  4. Irish8.0%
  5. Scottish7.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages1.2%
  2. Italian1.1%
  3. German1.0%
  4. Afrikaans0.6%
  5. Spanish0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. Germany1.1%
  3. South Africa1.0%
  4. the United States0.8%
  5. Italy0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Riverglades

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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