Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,750,000
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The quick read on
Mount Barker Summit
SA 5251 · Mount Barker
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,750,000
- Population
- 100
- Postcode
- 5251
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Barker Summit, South Australia
Property market insights for Mount Barker Summit
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Barker Summit SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
The median house price in Mount Barker Summit, SA is currently $2,750,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Barker Summit safe?
The overall rate for Mount Barker Summit is 1,491 offences per 100,000 residents — 60% below the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mount Barker Summit.
Overall crime rate
1,491
offences per 100,000 residents
60% belowGreater Adelaide
Mount Barker SummitGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Barker Summit?
Mount Barker Summit SA 5251 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
100 people call Mount Barker Summit home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,625 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 100
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,600 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $335 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.0%Above
15–3416.0%Below
35–5426.0%In line
55–7436.0%Above
75 and over12.0%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright56.3%Above
Paying a mortgage43.8%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car11.8%Below
Two cars38.2%Above
Three or more55.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.5%Above
Drove to work46.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled5.6%Above
What stands out in Mount Barker Summit
31.5% of workers in Mount Barker Summit worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
6.0% of Mount Barker Summit residents were born in England.
45.0% of people in Mount Barker Summit described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Barker Summit
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Barker Summit SA 5251.
Is Mount Barker Summit family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.0% of Mount Barker Summit's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
26 family households lived in Mount Barker Summit; 57.7% were couple families and 15.4% were one-parent families.
30.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Barker Summit?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Barker Summit had 100 residents at the 2021 Census.
9.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
48.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Barker Summit?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Barker Summit.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Barker Summit?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
56.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
43.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Barker Summit?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Barker Summit had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 32.4% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 38.2%, while 38.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Barker Summit?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
46.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Barker Summit?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 11.8% of the total.
94.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Barker Summit, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.5% reported a different address.
10.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Barker Summit?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
97.0% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Barker Summit residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
10.0% of Mount Barker Summit's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Barker Summit?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 48.0% of ancestry responses in Mount Barker Summit.
Australian ancestry made up 47.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Barker Summit?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 24.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 5.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 5.6% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Barker Summit?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.8%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
35.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 30.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Barker Summit show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
54.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
15.0% reported asthma, 10.0% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Barker Summit?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 32.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Barker Summit?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,625 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,600.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $335 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Barker Summit compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.5% in Mount Barker Summit, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 56.3% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Mount Barker Summit, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Barker Summit
Is Mount Barker Summit expensive?
The median house price is $2,750,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Barker Summit good for families?
The Census counted 26 local families, and 22.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Mount Barker Summit?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Mount Barker Summit
7 streets in Mount Barker Summit
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Back Callington Rd
- Cattle Route Rd
- Mount Summit Rd
- Springs Rd
- Summit
- Summit Rd
- Williams Rd
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