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The quick read on
Mount Mcintyre
SA 5279 · Wattle Range
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 70
- Postcode
- 5279
ABS 2021
Mount Mcintyre, South Australia
Property market insights for Mount Mcintyre
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Mcintyre SA
Market data updated April 2020.
Mount Mcintyre has a 12-month growth rate of 0.0% for houses.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Mcintyre safe?
The overall rate for Mount Mcintyre is 926 offences per 100,000 residents — 70% below the Rest of SA 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 Mcintyre.
Overall crime rate
926
offences per 100,000 residents
70% belowRest of SA
Mount McintyreRest of SA: 3,055
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Mcintyre?
Mount Mcintyre SA 5279 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
70 people call Mount Mcintyre home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $1,833 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 70
- Median age
- 50 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,300 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $155 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of SA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.7%Below
15–3421.4%Above
35–5431.4%Above
55–7437.1%Above
75 and over0.0%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses103.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright64.0%Above
Paying a mortgage12.0%Below
Renting24.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car16.7%Below
Two cars33.3%Below
Three or more70.8%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home33.3%Above
Drove to work38.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled9.5%Above
What stands out in Mount Mcintyre
33.3% of workers in Mount Mcintyre worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of SA.
44.3% of people in Mount Mcintyre described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Mcintyre
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Mcintyre SA 5279.
Is Mount Mcintyre family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.7% of Mount Mcintyre's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
21 family households lived in Mount Mcintyre; 38.1% were couple families and 23.8% were one-parent families.
14.3% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Mcintyre?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Mcintyre had 70 residents at the 2021 Census.
8.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
37.1% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of SA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Mcintyre?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 103.2% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Mcintyre.
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 Mcintyre?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
64.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
12.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
24.0% rented their home. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Mcintyre?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Mcintyre had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 15.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Two-person households represented 50.0%, while 12.5% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Mcintyre?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
33.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
38.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Mcintyre?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 Rest of SA rate.
One-car households formed 16.7% of the total.
104.2% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Mcintyre, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.1% reported a different address.
4.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Mcintyre?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.9% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% 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 Mcintyre residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
4.3% of Mount Mcintyre's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 95.7% 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 87.1%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Mcintyre?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 35.7% of ancestry responses in Mount Mcintyre.
Australian ancestry made up 41.4% 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 Mcintyre?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Managers accounted for 38.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 21.4% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Mcintyre?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.3%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
43.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.4%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Mcintyre show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.6% reported asthma, 7.1% arthritis and 8.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Mcintyre?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 33.3%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Mcintyre?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,833 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $155 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Mcintyre compare with Rest of SA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 33.3% in Mount Mcintyre, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 64.0% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Renting accounted for 24.0% in Mount Mcintyre, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Mcintyre
Is Mount Mcintyre expensive?
There is not yet enough consistent market data for a dependable house median. The nearby suburb links make it easier to compare the wider market while local observations build.
Is Mount Mcintyre good for families?
The Census counted 21 local families, and 15.7% 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 Mcintyre?
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.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Mount Mcintyre
16 streets in Mount Mcintyre
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Brooksbys Ln
- Crusher Rd
- Graneys Ln
- Hennesey Ln
- Kilsby Ln
- Manga Rd
- Mccourts Rd
- Mount Burr Rd
- Mount Mcintyre Rd
- Mules Ln
- Overland Trk
- Reedy Creek Rd
- Sporers Ln
- Sunnymeade Rd
- Tarqua Rd
- Widdisons Rd
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