Mount Barker Summit
SA 5251 · Mount Barker
100 (2021) → 108 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Barker Summit is a suburb in Mount Barker, SA 5251, about 33km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Barker Summit are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 37km inland. Mount Barker Summit has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
ATO 2023-24, postcode 5251 area — postcode-level, not suburb-specific.
Top countries of birth: England (6%), Canada (3%)
Top languages: Greek (3%)
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 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1046 (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)
- Nairne School - Preschool and PrimaryPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 1009
- Mount Barker Waldorf SchoolCombined · Independent · 4.3kmICSEA 1087
- St Francis de Sales CollegeCombined · Catholic · 5kmICSEA 1051
- Littlehampton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.3kmICSEA 1036
- St Mark's Lutheran SchoolPrimary · Independent · 5.5kmICSEA 1071
- Mount Barker South Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.7kmICSEA 1011
- Mount Barker High SchoolSecondary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 1010
- Cornerstone CollegeSecondary · Independent · 6.1kmICSEA 1094
- Mount Barker Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.2kmICSEA 1016
- King's Baptist Grammar School - Mount Barker CampusCombined · Independent · 6.8km
Source: ACARA MySchool · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Employment & Economy
Top local industries
Source: DEWR SALM / ABS Census 2021 · Updated SALM Mar 2026 / 2021 Census
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.
In this suburb
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap · Healthdirect NHSD (via Geoscience Australia)
Entertainment Scene
No data
Entertainment venue data isn't available for this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Barker Summit
How far is Mount Barker Summit from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Barker Summit is about 33.1 km from Adelaide CBD, an estimated 92 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Barker Summit?
Mount Barker Summit has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Barker Summit?
Mount Barker Summit has a transport score of 0/100.