Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$2,050,000
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The quick read on
Mount George
SA 5155 · Adelaide Hills
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $2,050,000
- Population
- 276
- Postcode
- 5155
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount George, South Australia
Property market insights for Mount George (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount George (SA) SA
The median house price in Mount George (SA), SA is currently $2,050,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Crime and safety
Is Mount George safe?
The overall rate for Mount George is 13,693 offences per 100,000 residents — 264% above 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 George.
Overall crime rate
13,693
offences per 100,000 residents
264% aboveGreater Adelaide
Mount GeorgeGreater 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 George?
Mount George SA 5155 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
276 people call Mount George home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $2,416 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 276
- Median age
- 53 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,263 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $210 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.2%Below
15–348.7%Below
35–5425.7%In line
55–7434.8%Above
75 and over11.2%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.3%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.0%Above
Paying a mortgage48.0%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car18.3%Below
Two cars45.2%Above
Three or more37.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home22.6%Above
Drove to work52.6%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in Mount George
22.6% of workers in Mount George worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
5.4% of Mount George residents were born in England.
59.8% of people in Mount George described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount George
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount George SA 5155.
Is Mount George family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.2% of Mount George's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
82 family households lived in Mount George; 41.5% were couple families and 3.7% were one-parent families.
28.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount George?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount George had 276 residents at the 2021 Census.
10.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.0% 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 George?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.3% of occupied private dwellings in Mount George.
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 George?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
48.0% 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 George?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount George had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 23.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 40.4%, while 22.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount George?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
22.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.
52.6% 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 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount George?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 18.3% of the total.
82.7% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount George, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.0% reported a different address.
14.9% 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 George?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
92.8% of residents used only English at home.
4.3% 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 George residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.9% of Mount George's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.1% 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 94.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount George?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.7% of ancestry responses in Mount George.
Australian ancestry made up 37.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount George?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
35.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 19.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.1% of workers, and education and training employed 8.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount George?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.5%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
28.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 27.6% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount George show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.9% reported asthma, 10.9% arthritis and 4.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount George?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
36.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 23.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount George?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,416 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,263.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount George compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 22.6% in Mount George, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 52.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in Mount George, 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 George (SA)
Is Mount George (SA) expensive?
The median house price is $2,050,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount George (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 82 local families, and 15.2% 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 George (SA)?
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 George (SA)
17 streets in Mount George (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Carey Gully Rd
- Darpuna Rd
- Fowler Rd
- Foxhill Rd
- Golflinks Rd
- Gully Rd
- Gum Flat Rd
- Jarrett Rd
- Mount George Rd
- Muller Rd
- Peacock Rd
- Radbone Rd
- Rangeview Dr
- South Eastern Fwy
- Tanahmerah Rd
- Waters Rd
- Worden Rd
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