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SA · Goyder Council

Mount Bryan, 5418

Est. population · Jun 2025

115

Growth (1 yr)

0.0%

Growth (5 yr)

0.0%

Median age

51

Median income

$816/wk

Employment rate

49.5%

Languages at home

Mostly English at home

2021 Census · usual residence

  • National parks
  • Green suburb
  • Excellent transport
  • Heritage area
What Mount Bryan is known for: National parks, Green suburb, Excellent transport, Heritage area

Suburb profile

Set among the hills of Goyder Council, Mount Bryan is a smaller community with bushland views and a cooler, leafier feel. Retirees and empty-nesters are well represented here, with multiple generations sharing the same neighbourhood. Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town.

Open space is thinner than in many comparable suburbs, so residents often travel a little further for a longer park day. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Housing is more affordable than in many parts of the state.

Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period. Tree-lined streets and established homes set the tone, with little pressure to reinvent the neighbourhood.

At a glance

Mount Bryan snapshot

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$250/wk

Houses $250 · Units $150

Population (ERP)

115

0.0% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

16.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Safety

60th

percentile in state (higher = safer)

Pop. growth

29th

percentile in SA

Advantage (IRSAD)

2/10

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

Housing

Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$150
Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$250
All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
$250

Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)

Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum

Data sources & freshness

  • SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only

Population

Estimated resident population

115(June 2025)

0.0% annual · 0.0% over 5 years · 29th 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
29th 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 (~100), extrapolated at -0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
114
Median age
51
Median household income / week
$816
Dwelling vacancy
16.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
10 of 60
Median monthly mortgage
$402
Employment rate
49.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
50 / 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.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2024–25)
5
Against the person
4
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
43.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 28 residents
State safety percentile
59.8th (lower crime is better)
Family & domestic abuse offences
3
Decrease (daily rate)
-37.3%

Most common offence types

  • Dangerous Or Negligent Acts1
  • Obtain Benefit By Deception1
  • Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury2
  • Serious Assault Resulting In Injury1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Public transport

2 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Railway Pde / Collins St - East side (Mt Bryan Hotel)
  • Railway Pde / Collins St - West side (Mt Bryan Hotel)

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

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

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Mokota Conservation Park

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
0

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Burra Hospital (15.4 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

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
3
Participants per 1,000 residents
26.1

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° / 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 and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 1 proposal

  • May 2026

  • Replacement of rear damaged pergola
    3534 MOUNT BRYAN EAST RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418Decision Made
2025· 1 proposal

  • October 2025

  • Agricultural building for hay storage.
    LOT 91 COBB & CO RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418Under Assessment
2024· 2 proposals

  • January 2024

  • The establishment of a meteorological mast (#5) of up to 140m, associated with the Goyder North project, for a period up to 8 years. Located approximately 6km to the north of Burra and 9km to the south-east of Mount Bryan.
    222 RANGE RD MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418Decision Made
  • 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
2020· 1 proposal

  • November 2020

  • Reconfiguration of the previously approved Princess Royal cattle feedlot (intensive animal husbandry) to allow Stage 3 to be constructed on a vacant adjoining allotment.
    8117 BARRIER HWY MOUNT BRYAN SA 5418Decision Made

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Mackerode Homestead (Dwelling, Petrol Room, Shearing Shed, Workshop & Garage)MOUNT BRYANState heritage

Data sources & freshness

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

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 47.3 km away).

Coalition 66.7%Labor 33.3%

12.0 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.5 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BooborowieLabor 27.9% · Coalition 72.1% TPP (2025)13.7 km away
  • BurraLabor 42.5% · Coalition 57.5% TPP (2025)14.4 km away
  • HallettLabor 27.2% · Coalition 72.8% TPP (2025)15.5 km away
  • SpaldingLabor 36.2% · Coalition 63.8% TPP (2025)28.3 km away
  • Farrell FlatLabor 30.4% · Coalition 69.6% TPP (2025)32.6 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)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
3/10

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

More in Goyder Council

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Comparable suburbs

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