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SA · Mount Barker Council

Kanmantoo, 5252

Est. population · Jun 2025

771

Growth (1 yr)

+2.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+10.8%

Median age

38

Median income

$1,705/wk

Employment rate

70.1%

University qualified

10.9%

Work from home

7.9%

Languages at home

1.8%non-English

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

39.4/100
Below average

397th in SA

Verified 83% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Heritage area
  • Rural living
What Kanmantoo is known for: Agricultural, Heritage area, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Kanmantoo is a rural locality in South Australia, in Mount Barker Council, characterised by heritage streetscapes. Notable landmarks include House, fr Wesleyan Methodist Church, Kanmantoo Hall, fr school & PM Church and House & Restaurant, fr Britannia Hotel.

Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. Employment is another area where the suburb performs particularly well, with employment 15% above the peer median. The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, placing it among the highest-ranked rural localities, and population growth is an exceptional strength, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 76% below the peer median.

Overall, Kanmantoo suits people prioritising heritage character and daily services.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in South Australia (602)

Strengths

  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • Population growth is a relative strength
  • Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
  • Employment is a relative strength
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places

Weaknesses

No relative weaknesses against comparable places.

What stands out

  • Heritage streetscapes
  • House, fr Wesleyan Methodist Church
  • Kanmantoo Hall, fr school & PM Church
  • House & Restaurant, fr Britannia Hotel

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Kanmantoo compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$310/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

771

+2.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#27

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

20th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

94th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

9%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
39.4/100 — Below average
National rank
4577th in Australia
State rank
397th in SA
Peer rank
#27 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#114 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
83%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

771(June 2025)

+2.1% annual · +10.8% over 5 years · 94th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.1%
5-year growth
+10.8%
Change in 1 year
+16
Change in 5 years
+75
Growth rank in SA
94th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~850), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
686
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,705
Dwelling vacancy
7.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
20 of 265
Median monthly mortgage
$1,455
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$310
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
23.9% / 66.8% / 9.2%
Employment rate
70.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
7.9% / 2.2% / 74.5%
Walked or cycled to work
1.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
239 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

10.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 30% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified10.9% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified10.2% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational30% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below48.9% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Engineering and related technologies20%
  • Society and culture18.9%
  • Health13.9%
  • Management and commerce12.1%
  • Food, hospitality and personal services9.6%
  • Architecture and building6.8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$58,938

72nd percentile in SA · 0% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$63,921

77th percentile in SA · -2% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
10.0%

21st percentile in SA · -27% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$87,155

61st percentile in SA · +38% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

65th percentile in SA · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 5252 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,320
Taxpayers reporting net rent
443
Median net rent
-$706
Taxpayers reporting business income
504
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
-17%
Super vs state median
+12%
Business income vs state median
+9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

3.8% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.7× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 3.8% across South Australia.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
3.8%

39th percentile in SA · +65% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
14
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 5252

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 5252 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Adelaide - Central and Hills (SA4 401), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212553
  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1213541
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415344
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412304
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419233
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214117
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 721144
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 841320
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841612
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Adelaide - Central and Hills is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 369 · AFF share 0% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

1.8% speak a language other than English at home; 10.4% born overseas

Language at home
655 English only · 12 other
Non-English at home
1.8%
Born overseas
69 (10.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
17 (2.5%)
Australian citizens
651

Religion

60.6%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 60.6%, while Christianity accounts for 30.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion60.6%45.2%
Christianity30.2%40%
Other / not stated9.2%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic8.3%15.5%
Uniting Church5.7%4.8%
Anglican5.1%7.2%
Lutheran2.9%2.4%
Christian (not further defined)2.3%2.6%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
12
Against the person
5
Against property
7
Rate per 1,000 residents
15.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 137 residents
State crime-rate percentile
20.3th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
28
Decrease (daily rate)
-14.3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
6
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
7.78

Most common offence types

  • Acts That Threaten, Harass, Or Control2
  • Damage Or Destroy Property4
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences1
  • Other Acts That Harm Or Endanger Persons1
  • Serious Assault1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

4 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Old Princes Hwy / Atkinson Rd - West side (Kanmantoo)
  • Old Princes Hwy / Callington Rd - North side (Callington)
  • Old Princes Hwy / Callington Rd - South side (Callington)
  • Old Princes Hwy / North Rd - East side (Kanmantoo)

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

1 mapped amenities

1 restaurants

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
8/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
1.46
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink(1)
  • Restaurant

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
29°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (12.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Public Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
27
Participants per 1,000 residents
35.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
29° / 14°
Rainfall
67 mm · ~8 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
23° / 10°
Rainfall
97 mm · ~12 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
16° / 6°
Rainfall
148 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
22° / 9°
Rainfall
119 mm · ~15 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 17 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Alterations and additions to existing detached dwelling with associated verandah (partially enclosed)
    29 YOUNG RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Swimming pool (above ground) and associated swimming pool safety features
    5 BAVERSTOCK CT KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Swimming pool and associated swimming pool safety features- Retrospective
    2208 OLD PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Two (2) Outbuildings (Carport and Verandah)
    2208 OLD PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Detached dwelling (double storey); Fence and retaining wall
    24A MINE RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Outbuilding (garage and domestic storage)
    5 NURSERY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Pool shelter)
    23 BARTHOLOMEW RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Alterations and additions to an existing two-storey dwelling (retrospective)
    3 ATKINSON RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (domestic garage); Tree Damaging Activity
    LOT 3 MINE RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding - shed
    43 MINE RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • June 2026

  • Detached Dwelling (single storey): Retaining Wall; Tree Damaging Activity
    12 MINE RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • May 2026

  • Swimming pool and associated safety features, deck, verandah, outbuilding (carport) and retaining walls
    4 BAVERSTOCK CT KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Verandah
    29 YOUNG RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • March 2026

  • Demolition of existing dwelling and construction of a single storey detached dwelling, verandah, deck, outbuilding (garage), swimming pool and safety fence, and associated retaining walls.
    379 SAWPIT GULLY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment

  • February 2026

  • Verandah
    19 BARTHOLOMEW RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • CARPORT
    28 NURSERY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • January 2026

  • Swimming pool and safety barrier
    23 BARTHOLOMEW RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
2025· 23 proposals

  • November 2025

  • Carport
    9 BAVERSTOCK CT KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Domestic storage)
    6 YOUNG RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • October 2025

  • Swimming Pool and Safety Barrier
    8 NURSERY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Domestic Shed)
    33 PROCTOR RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • September 2025

  • Two (2) outbuildings
    274 MILLS RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Two (2) outbuildings, ancillary accommodation (retrospective) and deck
    9 NORTH RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • August 2025

  • Outbuilding (Garage)
    10 COOK ST KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • July 2025

  • Land Division (Boundary Realignment - 3 into 3 lots)
    2164 OLD PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252;236 MINE RD KANMANTOO SA 5252;LOT 1 OLD PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • June 2025

  • Outbuilding
    326 SAWPIT GULLY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Domestic storage)
    37 NURSERY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (domestic storage)
    30 BROUGHAM PL KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • May 2025

  • Detached dwelling (Single Storey) and associated retaining wall
    2 BAVERSTOCK CT KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Land Division (1 into 4 - creation of 3 additional residential allotments) and associated infrastructure and tree removal – Local Heritage Place (ID 18428 – House, fr Black Dog Inn)
    2 PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Retaining Walls
    31 GARNET RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Verandah
    13 YOUNG RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Ancillary Accommodation
    2208 OLD PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Restoration works to Local Heritage Place - House former Black Dog Inn ID 18428, comprising, re-painting, replacement of verandah post and rebuild of a stone wall.
    2 PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • April 2025

  • Outbuilding
    30 BROUGHAM PL KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Variation to DA 24040625 (Ancillary accommodation - single-storey) including deck/alfresco under main roof.
    7 COOK ST KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Swimming pool and safety barrier
    14 PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • February 2025

  • Concrete Batching Plant (General industry), associated infrastructure, workshop, amenities building and water tanks
    348 PROCTOR RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment

  • January 2025

  • Outbuilding (Shed)
    10 ATKINSON RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Establishment of a kennelling and canine hydrotherapy facility comprising two kennel buildings and a hydrotherapy and office building, associated exercise yard, above ground water tank, vehicle access and onsite parking area.
    362 SAWPIT GULLY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
2024· 8 proposals

  • December 2024

  • Ancillary accommodation (single-storey)
    7 COOK ST KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment
  • Outbuilding (Domestic)
    237 SAWPIT GULLY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • November 2024

  • Alterations and additions to existing detached dwelling (Two storey) and relocation of existing outbuilding.
    29 BROUGHAM PL KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding
    101 MILLS RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Outbuilding (Shed) - Replacement of existing shed
    4 NORTH RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made
  • Detached dwelling (Single storey) and outbuilding
    12 PRINCES HWY KANMANTOO SA 5252Under Assessment

  • August 2024

  • Land Division (boundary realignments - 3 allotments and closed road reserve title into 4 allotments)
    1443 MILITARY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252;465 MILLS RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

  • July 2024

  • Verandah
    28 NURSERY RD KANMANTOO SA 5252Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

23 heritage places

  • Bluestone Guttering & KerbPrinces Highway KANMANTOOContributory item
  • Copper CottagePrinces Highway KANMANTOOLocal heritage
  • CottageLot 10 Princes Highway KANMANTOOContributory item
  • CottageLot 12 Princes Highway KANMANTOOContributory item
  • CottageLot 14 Princes Highway KANMANTOOContributory item
  • Cottage, fr Miners' CottageMine Road (off) KANMANTOOLocal heritage
  • Cottage, hut & dairyMine Road (off) KANMANTOOLocal heritage
  • Crofton-house & farm buildings (hair)Plantation Road KANMANTOOLocal heritage
  • Curved stone wallPrinces Highway KANMANTOOLocal heritage
  • Farm Complex (Gehriches)Lot 10 Government Road KANMANTOOLocal heritage

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Mayo
Member of Parliament
Rebekha SHARKIE (Centre Alliance)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
137,818
Turnout (2025)
94.2%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+3.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 12.8 km away).

Coalition 42.9%Labor 57.1%

2.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.4 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • CallingtonLabor 50.3% · Coalition 49.7% TPP (2025)6.5 km away
  • BrukungaLabor 56.0% · Coalition 44.0% TPP (2025)8.7 km away
  • NairneLabor 65.8% · Coalition 34.2% TPP (2025)9.2 km away
  • LittlehamptonLabor 57.1% · Coalition 42.9% TPP (2025)12.0 km away
  • Mount Barker EastLabor 55.2% · Coalition 44.8% TPP (2025)12.4 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Mount Barker Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.