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Mount Barker WA 6324

2,099 addresses · 122 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Plantagenet LGA › Mount Barker · 341 km from Perth

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Living Here

Mount Barker is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,855 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,104 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

2,855Population
48Median age
$1,104Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Plantagenet statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mount Barker itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 38.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 24% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Barker

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Mount Barker WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202024.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202133.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 51.1%

Population by age in Mount Barker
Population by age, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4142
5-14357
15-19178
20-24106
25-34249
35-44289
45-54367
55-64455
65-74413
75-84192
85+98
Dwelling types in Mount Barker
Dwelling types, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
House992
Townhouse26
Apartment3
Other16
Households by weekly income in Mount Barker
Households by weekly income, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650250
$650-1,499327
$1,500-2,999237
$3,000+105
Top ancestries in Mount Barker
Top ancestries, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,295
Australian1,079
Ancestry NS334
Scottish308
Irish245
Other208
Housing tenure in Mount Barker
Housing tenure, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned427
Mortgage312
Rented253
Other25
Cars per household in Mount Barker
Cars per household, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
032
1334
2367
3174
4+117
Commute to work in Mount Barker
Commute to work, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car834
Train0
Bus4
Tram/ferry0
Walked40
Bicycle3
Home80
Top countries of birth in Mount Barker
Top countries of birth, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
England184
Afghanistan77
New Zealand53
Philippines33
South Africa23
Scotland22
Languages used at home in Mount Barker
Languages used at home, Mount Barker WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans16
Persian16
Filipino15
German12
Mandarin8
Australian Indigenous7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,550 bird observations recorded near Mount Barker — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Barker

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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