RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Infrastructure

The RDA Murraylands and Riverland Region is located in central-east South Australia. The Region includes the eight local government areas of Berri Barmera Council, Coorong District Council, District Council of Karoonda East Murray, District Council of Loxton Waikerie, Mid Murray Council, Rural City of Murray Bridge, Renmark Paringa Council and Southern Mallee District Council. The Region encompasses a total land area of about 36,000 square kilometres. The RDA Murraylands and Riverland Region is predominantly rural, with townships at Barmera, Berri, Loxton, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Renmark and Waikerie. The Region is home to numerous smaller townships and settlements, including Blanchetown, Cadell, Callington, Cobdogla, Coonalpyn, Glossop, Jervois, Karoonda, Kingston on Murray, Lameroo, Loveday, Lyrup, Mannum, Meningie, Moorook, Morgan, Mypolonga, Paringa, Pinnaroo, Swan Reach, Tailem Bend, Tintinara, Truro, Wellington, Woodland and Woods Point. Land is used largely for agriculture, horticulture and viticulture.

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NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.

Transportation Networks

  • South Eastern Freeway
  • Dukes Highway
  • Karoonda Highway
  • Mallee Highway
  • Princes Highway
  • Sturt Highway

Distances

  • Adelaide CBD 40-250km
  • Adelaide Airport 80-250km
  • Port Adelaide 90-250km

Major Industrial Precincts

  • Berri (around Hughes Street)
  • Loxton (east of the railway line)
  • Murray Bridge (various locations)
  • Murray Bridge East (along Old Princes Highway)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

economic profile