Suburb in Mount Barker

Mount Barker Springs, SA

Mount Barker Springs had a population of 174 at the 2021 Census (+6.7% since 2016). Median age 49.0. Median weekly household income $3,028. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Barker Springs at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Adelaide - Central and Hills

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Barker Springs's population grew by 6.7% to 174, in step with South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 49.0, it is older than the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 11.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.5%.

14.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 45.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 57 households.

The median household earns $3,028 a week, above the SA average of $1,456.

21.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 5.5% use a language other than English at home. 55.5% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Barker Springs beside SA and Australia.

MeasureMount Barker SpringsSAAustralia
Population1741,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.7%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age49.040.938.2
Households57691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting14.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.6%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,028$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week–$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,084$1,505$1,866
Born overseas21.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home5.5%18.7%23.6%
No religion55.5%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

+6.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1582011
  2. 1632016
  3. 1742021

Age

Median age 49.0, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Mount Barker Springs South Australia
Share of people by age, Mount Barker Springs and South Australia
0–911.5%
10–1911.5%
20–299.2%
30–395.7%
40–4912.1%
50–5921.8%
60–6914.9%
70–795.7%
80+1.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Barker Springs at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.1%
  2. Australian34.9%
  3. German16.6%
  4. Irish11.8%
  5. Scottish11.2%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German2.9%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England11.8%
  2. Scotland4.3%
  3. Germany1.9%

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

Around Mount Barker Springs

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