Mount Barker
45,111 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 595 km², 29 suburbs. Council website: mountbarker.sa.gov.au.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
45,111
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +3.2% in a year
Density
76/km²
595 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$707k
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$51
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
14.3 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
8 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
29
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 39
- Median household income
- $1,753/week
- Median rent
- $350/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,602/month
- Households renting
- 21.2%
- Average household
- 2.6 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 8 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 9 of 10
Suburbs
29 suburbs where Mount Barker holds most residents, plus 7 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Barker (SA) | 18,330 | All | $624kDec 2022 | 6% / 100% | 6 |
| Nairne | 5,327 | All | $550kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Littlehampton | 3,300 | All | $780kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Hahndorf | 2,814 | All | $980kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Meadows | 1,717 | All | $645kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Macclesfield (SA) | 1,413 | 97% | $611kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Echunga | 1,219 | All | $707kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Mylor | 1,067 | 18% | $1.3MJune 2026 | – / 100% | 9 |
| Kangarilla | 905 | 6% | $1.1MMar 2026 | <1% / 100% | 8 |
| Kanmantoo | 686 | All | $472kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 4 |
| Callington | 625 | 48% | $358kDec 2022 | – / 100% | 2 |
| Harrogate | 431 | All | $335kMar 2014 | – / 100% | 7 |
| Brukunga | 400 | All | $313kDec 2021 | – / 100% | 6 |
| Blakiston | 377 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Dawesley | 316 | All | $375kMar 2014 | – / 100% | 8 |
| Bugle Ranges | 289 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Wistow | 285 | All | – / 100% | 7 | |
| Verdun | 235 | 19% | $451kDec 2021 | – / 100% | 10 |
| Jupiter Creek | 231 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Paris Creek | 206 | 48% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Paechtown | 204 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Kuitpo | 198 | 21% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Flaxley | 177 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mount Barker Springs | 174 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Prospect Hill | 158 | 81% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Chapel Hill (SA) | 127 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| Bull Creek (SA) | 111 | 69% | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Mount Barker Summit | 100 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Totness | 96 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Petwood | 90 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Green Hills Range | 88 | All | – / 100% | 8 | |
| Biggs Flat | 84 | All | – / 100% | 10 | |
| St Ives (SA) | 35 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Hay Valley | 25 | All | – / 100% | 6 | |
| Mount Barker Junction | 8 | All | – / 100% | 9 | |
| Dorset Vale | 38% | – / 100% |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Flood planning land
6%
Over 2 of 36 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)
Show the layer on the map →Suburb prices
Across the 11 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Mar 2014 to Dec 2022).
- Lowest suburb median
- $313k
- Median of suburb medians
- $611k
- Highest suburb median
- $980k
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Mayo · Rebekha SHARKIE (XEN)99%
- Barker · Tony PASIN (LP)1%
State districts
- Kavel · Dan Cregan (IND)74%
- Heysen · Josh Teague (LIB)22%
- Hammond · Adrian Pederick (LIB)4%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.