Mount Barker Summit, SA
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Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Barker Summit is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1052, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Mount Barker Summit a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Mount Barker Summit from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
84/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (84/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
34/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $335 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 34% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mount Barker Summit at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 100
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $1,625
- SEIFA score
- 1052
- Local government area
- Mount Barker
- Coordinates
- -35.0704, 138.9222
Map of Mount Barker Summit
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Housing & property in Mount Barker Summit
What it costs to live in Mount Barker Summit and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $335
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $2,600
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mount Barker Summit demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mount Barker Summit demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Barker Summit using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 40% and 10% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 22 | 20% |
| Youth (15–24) | 12 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9 | 8% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 45 | 40% |
| Seniors (65+) | 24 | 21% |
Share of the 112 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 18 | 56% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 14 | 44% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 34 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 34 occupied private dwellings in Mount Barker Summit.
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,187
- Median weekly personal income
- $640
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 10 (10%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 43 (56%)
- Labour-force participation
- 68.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.8%
- Employed full-time
- 29
- Employed part-time
- 25
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mount Barker Summit
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Barker Summit is January (average daytime high around 29.8°C) and the coolest is July (around 14.8°C). The area receives roughly 452 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 16.4°C | 33 mm |
| Feb | 28.3°C | 15.6°C | 26 mm |
| Mar | 26.1°C | 14.7°C | 17 mm |
| Apr | 22.5°C | 12.8°C | 35 mm |
| May | 18.1°C | 10.8°C | 42 mm |
| Jun | 15.4°C | 8.9°C | 39 mm |
| Jul | 14.8°C | 8.4°C | 48 mm |
| Aug | 15.6°C | 8.1°C | 49 mm |
| Sep | 18.4°C | 9.2°C | 41 mm |
| Oct | 22.4°C | 10.9°C | 41 mm |
| Nov | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 49 mm |
| Dec | 27.7°C | 14.4°C | 32 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mount Barker Summit
Is Mount Barker Summit a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Mount Barker Summit rates 67/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mount Barker Summit?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mount Barker Summit was $335, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mount Barker Summit?
Mount Barker Summit is a suburb of South Australia, Australia, in the Mount Barker local government area.
What is the population of Mount Barker Summit?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Barker Summit had a population of about 100.
Is Mount Barker Summit an advantaged area?
Mount Barker Summit has an ABS SEIFA score of 1052, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Barker Summit?
Mount Barker Summit has average daytime highs of about 22°C and overnight lows of about 11.9°C, with roughly 452 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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