Mount Gambier
SA 5290 · Mount Gambier
25,591 (2021) → 25,945 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Gambier is a stable suburb in Mount Gambier, SA 5290, about 377km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Gambier are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 11 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 24km inland. Mount Gambier has an overall score of 38/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 64/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.47%), New Zealand (0.84%), Myanmar (0.76%), Thailand (0.66%), Philippines (0.63%)
Top languages: Italian (0.64%), Mandarin (0.31%), Punjabi (0.24%), Afrikaans (0.23%), Greek (0.19%)
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 963 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- St Martins Lutheran CollegeCombined · IndependentICSEA 1036
- Tenison Woods CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1018
- Reidy Park Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 997
- Grant High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 964
- McDonald Park SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 958
- Mount Gambier High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 949
- Mulga Street Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 941
- Gordon Education CentreCombined · GovernmentICSEA 934
- Mount Gambier North Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 883
- Melaleuca Park Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 871
- OneSchool Global SA - Mount Gambier CampusCombined · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- Suttontown Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 955
- Moorak Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 966
- Compton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 979
- Mil Lel Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.6kmICSEA 1014
- Yahl Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 974
- Glenburnie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 971
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
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Gambier
Is Mount Gambier safe?
Mount Gambier has a residential safety score of 64/100, 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 7,182 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Gambier from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Gambier is about 376.9 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Mount Gambier?
Mount Gambier has 11 schools, with an average ICSEA of 955 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Gambier?
Mount Gambier has a transport score of 0/100.