Median house price
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SA · Goyder Council
Mongolata, 5417
Est. population · Jun 2025
7
Growth (1 yr)
0.0%
Growth (5 yr)
0.0%
Median age
29
Median income
$1,125/wk
Employment rate
100%
Languages at home
Mostly English at home
2021 Census · usual residence
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
In Goyder Council, Mongolata keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from Adelaide is unmistakable: this is well outside the capital's everyday orbit. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with a strong working population.
Local shops, markets and community spots keep everyday life grounded in the town itself. Everyday basics may be close by, but bigger shopping and services typically require a trip to a nearby centre. Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day.
Day-to-day life is more car-oriented here than in denser, more walkable pockets. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.
At a glance
Mongolata snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
7
0.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
0.0%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Pop. growth
28th
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
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
Population
Estimated resident population
7(June 2025)
0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 28th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- 0.0%
- 5-year growth
- 0.0%
- Change in 1 year
- 0
- Change in 5 years
- 0
- Growth rank in SA
- 28th 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 (~0), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 7
- Median age
- 29
- Median household income / week
- $1,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 7
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 100%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Family & Lifestyle
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Burra Hospital (19.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
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° / 13°
- Rainfall
- 69 mm · ~9 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 22° / 9°
- Rainfall
- 80 mm · ~10 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 14° / 5°
- Rainfall
- 142 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 21° / 8°
- Rainfall
- 125 mm · ~16 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
1 planning-related records
2024· 1 proposal
January 2024
- Renewable energy facility and associated facilities including 135 wind turbines, overhead transmission line, three substations, three batteries, temporary construction facilities and six meteorological masts (staged over 12 years)1010 WHITE HILL RD BURRA SA 5417;1351 GOYDER HWY BALDINA SA 5417;164 EASTERN RD BURRA SA 5417;222 RANGE RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418;2394 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;2440 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;2789 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;2807 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;475 BLACK PEAK RD BRIGHT SA 5381;559 BUNDEY CHURCH RD BUNDEY SA 5320;835 WANDILLAH RD BURRA SA 5417;987 CAROONA RD MONGOLATA SA 5417;LOT 1 MONGOLATA RD MONGOLATA SA 5417;LOT 100 GOYDER HWY BALDINA SA 5417;LOT 119 WHITE FIELD RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 122 BARRIER HWY BURRA SA 5417;LOT 129 WORLDS END HWY WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 15 GOYDER HWY WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 157 WHITE HILL RD BURRA SA 5417;LOT 189 WANDILLAH RD BURRA SA 5417;LOT 190 SATCHELL RD WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 194 WHITE HILL RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 2 WANDILLAH RD BURRA SA 5417;LOT 217 EAGLE HAWKE GATE RD BRIGHT SA 5381;LOT 219 JUNCTION RD BRIGHT SA 5381;LOT 222 WORLDS END HWY WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 223 WORLDS END HWY WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 230 EAGLE HAWKE GATE RD BRIGHT SA 5381;LOT 242 EAGLE HAWKE GATE RD BRIGHT SA 5381;LOT 25 GOYDER HWY WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 276 BRUCE RD BALDINA SA 5417;LOT 299 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 37S WHITE HILL RD BURRA SA 5417;LOT 382 OLD BELCUNDA RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 383 WHITE HILL RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418;LOT 388 OLD BELCUNDA RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 392 GRIFFEN RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 396 NEWIKIE RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 40 LINES RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418;LOT 40 WORLDS END HWY BRIGHT SA 5381;LOT 435 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 448 GRIFFEN RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 492 WANDILLAH RD BURRA SA 5417;LOT 5 SATCHELL RD WORLDS END SA 5381;LOT 50 OLD BELCUNDA RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 602 WHITE FIELD RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 606 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 613 DARE RD MOUNT BRYAN EAST SA 5419;LOT 622 POWERLINE RD BUNDEY SA 5320;LOT 63 POWERLIUnder Assessment
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2020–2026 · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
- Mongolata Gold Battery, remains of Cyanide Works, Eating House and Dugouts and former Byles' Mine, Mongolata GoldfieldMONGOLATAState heritage
Data sources & freshness
- SA Heritage Places database — Department for Environment and Water (SA) · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 53.5 km away).
Coalition 64.2%Labor 35.8%
9.6 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +2.5 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- BurraLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)18.5 km away
- HallettLabor 27.2% · Coalition 72.8% TPP (2025)26.3 km away
- BooborowieLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)31.4 km away
- Farrell FlatLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.6% TPP (2025)39.6 km away
- RobertstownLabor 28.5% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)46.1 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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