Mount Barker, South Australia

This article is about the city in South Australia. For the associated mountain, see Mount Barker (South Australia). For the town in Western Australia, see Mount Barker, Western Australia.

Mount Barker
South Australia
Gawler St, Mt Barker
Mount Barker is located in South Australia
Mount Barker
Mount Barker
Coordinates35°04′S 138°51′E / 35.067°S 138.850°E / -35.067; 138.850
Population21,554 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1839
Postcode(s)5251
Elevation360 m (1,181 ft)
Location33 km (21 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)Mount Barker
State electorate(s)Kavel
Federal division(s)Mayo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.0 °C
68 °F		 8.0 °C
46 °F		 766.8 mm
30.2 in
Localities around Mount Barker:
Hahndorf, Paechtown Totness, Littlehampton, Blakiston Nairne
Echunga Mount Barker Mount Barker Summit, Mount Barker Springs
Macclesfield Bugle Ranges Wistow
Footnotes[2]

Mount Barker is a city in South Australia. Located approximately 33 kilometres (21 miles) from the Adelaide city centre, it is home to 21,554 residents (2021).[4] It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, the largest town in the Adelaide Hills, Part of Greater Adelaide, as well as one of the fastest-growing areas in the state.

Mount Barker lies at the base of a local eponymous peak called the Mount Barker summit. It is 50 kilometres from the Murray River. Mount Barker was traditionally a farming area. Many of the lots just outside the town area are farming lots, although some of them have been replaced with new subdivisions in recent times.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Barker (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Electoral District of Kavel (Map). Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ 2016 Census QuickStats: Mount Barker (Urban Centre) Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Stat Data Explorer - Census 2021". Retrieved 5 December 2022.