Bugle Ranges vs Mount Barker

Mount Barker is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Bugle Ranges. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bugle Ranges, most households are couple families. Mount Barker is closer to the city centre: 34.3 km, against 42.7 km. On these figures, Bugle Ranges tends to suit couples, while Mount Barker suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Mount Barker

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (18 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • But Bugle Ranges carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bugle Ranges

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($268/wk vs $350/wk)
  • But Mount Barker has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 15%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Barker

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (33 min vs 46 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (34.3 km vs 42.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Barker

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (70/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (9 vs 0)
  • But Bugle Ranges carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mount Barker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.4% vs 19.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bugle Ranges and Mount Barker drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Walkability 0 / 70
Bugle Ranges — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Barker — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 60 / 41
Bugle Ranges — Safety: 60/100 Mount Barker — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 43 / 47
Bugle Ranges — Low fire risk: 43/100 Mount Barker — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Mount Barker has more residents (18,330 vs 289); Bugle Ranges skews older (48 vs 36).

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Population 289 18,330
+6243% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +32.4%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $105,612/yr
+20% vs other
 $84,448/yr
Median weekly rent $268/wk $350/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
0-4 2.1% / 6.8%
Bugle Ranges — 0-4: 2.1% Mount Barker — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 14.9% / 13.0%
Bugle Ranges — 5-14: 14.9% Mount Barker — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 5.5% / 5.9%
Bugle Ranges — 15-19: 5.5% Mount Barker — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 2.1% / 6.6%
Bugle Ranges — 20-24: 2.1% Mount Barker — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 5.5% / 15.0%
Bugle Ranges — 25-34: 5.5% Mount Barker — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 10.0% / 13.5%
Bugle Ranges — 35-44: 10.0% Mount Barker — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 16.6% / 12.1%
Bugle Ranges — 45-54: 16.6% Mount Barker — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 20.1% / 9.8%
Bugle Ranges — 55-64: 20.1% Mount Barker — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 12.5% / 9.6%
Bugle Ranges — 65-74: 12.5% Mount Barker — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 6.6% / 5.5%
Bugle Ranges — 75-84: 6.6% Mount Barker — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / 2.1%
Bugle Ranges — 85+: not among its largest Mount Barker — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 60.4% couple families
Bugle Ranges — Couple Families: 60.4% Bugle Ranges — Lone Person: 22.9% Bugle Ranges — One Parent Families: 10.4% Bugle Ranges — Group Household: 6.2% Bugle Ranges — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Barker 42.4% couple families
Mount Barker — Couple Families: 42.4% Mount Barker — Lone Person: 34.6% Mount Barker — One Parent Families: 17.9% Mount Barker — Group Household: 3.9% Mount Barker — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 15.2% renting
Bugle Ranges — Owned Outright: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Mortgage: 42.4% Bugle Ranges — Renting: 15.2%
Mount Barker 30.8% renting
Mount Barker — Owned Outright: 24.5% Mount Barker — Mortgage: 44.7% Mount Barker — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.7%
Bugle Ranges — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Mount Barker — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 12.8% / 12.3%
Bugle Ranges — Bachelor Degree: 12.8% Mount Barker — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 8.6%
Bugle Ranges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Mount Barker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 2.9%
Bugle Ranges — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Mount Barker — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.3%
Bugle Ranges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Mount Barker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
England 6.9% / 5.9%
Bugle Ranges — England: 6.9% Mount Barker — England: 5.9%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Bugle Ranges — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Barker — South Africa: 1.3%
Canada 1.0% / —
Bugle Ranges — Canada: 1.0% Mount Barker — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Bugle Ranges — New Zealand: not among its largest Mount Barker — New Zealand: 0.9%
India — / 0.8%
Bugle Ranges — India: not among its largest Mount Barker — India: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Bugle Ranges — Philippines: not among its largest Mount Barker — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bugle Ranges 98.9% houses
Bugle Ranges — Houses: 98.9% Bugle Ranges — Townhouses: 0.0% Bugle Ranges — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Mount Barker 91.2% houses
Mount Barker — Houses: 91.2% Mount Barker — Townhouses: 7.8% Mount Barker — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Median house price — $821,250
Median unit price — $590,000
Median land price — $730,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 27 days
from 421 sales

Zoning mix

Bugle Ranges has more rural and farming land (100% vs 38%).

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Rural and farming 100% 38%
Residential 0% 53%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Industrial 0% 1%
Commercial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
New dwellings approved 657
across Mount Barker
same for both
Approvals change year on year -7%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Houses — 4.1%
$640/wk on $815K
Units — 6.0%
$625/wk on $545K

Ranking within SA

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
House price — Higher than 3% of SA
Income Higher than 83% of SA Higher than 59% of SA
Schools — Higher than 9% of SA
Walkability Higher than 4% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 95% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 63% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 97% of SA

Liveability

Mount Barker is more walkable (70 vs 0).

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mount Barker carries more crime risk (59 vs 40).

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
59/100
Flood — Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Inside the suburb 0 8
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in Bugle Ranges

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Mount Barker

  • Cornerstone College Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Mount Barker High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Francis de Sales College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Mount Barker Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Barker South Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Barker Waldorf School Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 17
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 18
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 0 7
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 4

Mobility

Bugle Ranges sits further from the CBD (42.7 km vs 34.3 km).

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Walkability score 0/100 70/100
Distance to Adelaide 42.7 km
+20% vs other
 34.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 33 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5251
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5251
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Car (driver) 69.1% / 76.0%
Bugle Ranges — Car (driver): 69.1% Mount Barker — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 26.0% / 12.2%
Bugle Ranges — Worked from Home: 26.0% Mount Barker — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 4.8%
Bugle Ranges — Car (passenger): 2.4% Mount Barker — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 2.4% / 4.3%
Bugle Ranges — Bus: 2.4% Mount Barker — Bus: 4.3%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Bugle Ranges — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Barker — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 328 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.1 km 32.0 km

NBN connectivity

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Connectivity score 30/100 79/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
110 premises
 61%
10,696 premises

Climate

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Annual rainfall 730 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bugle Ranges Mount Barker
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bugle Ranges

Outer

Mount Barker

Acreage Outer

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