Mount Barker Junction
SA 5251 · Mount Barker
8 (2021) → 10 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Barker Junction is a high growth suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5251, about 27km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Barker Junction are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 32km inland. Mount Barker Junction has an overall score of 16/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1048 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 1049
- Nairne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1023
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 4.1kmICSEA 1092
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1040
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1012
- Oakbank SchoolCombined · Government · 5kmICSEA 990
- St Michael's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.2kmICSEA 1099
- Hahndorf Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1060
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.3kmICSEA 1083
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.6kmICSEA 1011
- King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker CampusCombined · Independent · 5.9km
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.1kmICSEA 1010
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Barker Junction
How far is Mount Barker Junction from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Barker Junction is about 26.7 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 92 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Barker Junction?
Mount Barker Junction has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Barker Junction?
Mount Barker Junction has a transport score of 0/100.