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Mount Barker, SA

Mount Barker had a population of 39,217 at the 2021 Census (+17.4% since 2016). Median age 39.0. Median weekly household income $1,753. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

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Mount Barker at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Barker's population grew by 17.4% to 39,217, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 39.0, it is younger than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 12.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 12.1%.

21.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 29.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 14,514 households.

The median household earns $1,753 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $350 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,617 a month.

15.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 5.3% use a language other than English at home. 57.8% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Barker beside SA and Australia.

Mount BarkerSAAustralia
Population39,2171,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+17.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age39.040.938.2
Households14,514691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%6.8%14.3%
Renting21.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright29.3%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,753$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$350$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,617$1,505$1,866
Born overseas15.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.3%18.7%23.6%
No religion57.8%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+17.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 29,7672011
  2. 33,3972016
  3. 39,2172021

Age

Median age 39.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Mount Barker South Australia
0–912.8%
10–1912.7%
20–2912.0%
30–3913.1%
40–4912.8%
50–5913.0%
60–6911.5%
70–798.3%
80+3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Barker at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English49.2%
  2. Australian42.1%
  3. German12.4%
  4. Scottish10.9%
  5. Irish9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.5%
  2. Mandarin0.4%
  3. Afrikaans0.3%
  4. Italian0.3%
  5. Punjabi0.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England6.5%
  2. South Africa0.9%
  3. New Zealand0.9%
  4. Germany0.7%
  5. Scotland0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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