Mount Barker
SA 5251 · Mount Barker
18,330 (2021) → 22,032 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Barker is a high growth suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5251, about 29km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Barker are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 8 schools, a transport score of 24/100, and is about 32km inland. Mount Barker has an overall score of 50/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.89%), South Africa (1.3%), New Zealand (0.87%), India (0.84%), Philippines (0.75%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.6%), Mandarin (0.52%), German (0.4%), Punjabi (0.4%), Filipino (0.34%)
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
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1052 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · IndependentICSEA 1092
- Mount Barker Waldorf SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1092
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · IndependentICSEA 1083
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1040
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1012
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 1011
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1010
- King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker CampusCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 1049
- Nairne Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1023
- Echunga Primary and PreschoolPrimary · Government · 6.8kmICSEA 1055
- St Michael's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 7.5kmICSEA 1099
- Hahndorf Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 1060
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
Is Mount Barker safe?
Mount Barker has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 3,595 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Barker from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Barker is about 29.3 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 100 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Barker?
Mount Barker has 8 schools, with an average ICSEA of 1049 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Barker?
Mount Barker has a transport score of 24/100 and 55 bus stops.