Burra vs Mount Bryan
Mount Bryan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Burra. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Burra, most households are people living alone. In Mount Bryan, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Burra tends to suit older residents.
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 Bryan
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 63/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (48% vs 38%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
- But Burra has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Mount Bryan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 25%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Burra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (33/100 vs 14/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (164.9 km vs 177.7 km)
- has a shorter drive in (119 min vs 127 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Burra
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (33/100 vs 14/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 18%)
- But Mount Bryan carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 63/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Burra and Mount Bryan drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Burra has more residents (1,112 vs 114); Burra skews older (54 vs 51).
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,112 +90% vs other | 114 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.8% | +3.6% |
| Median age | 54 | 51 |
| Median household income | $45,032/yr +6% vs other | $42,432/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk +3% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $390,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $108,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 83 days from 14 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% same for both | |
| Environmental | 1% | 2% |
| 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
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 12 across Goyder same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 10% of SA | Higher than 8% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of SA | Higher than 68% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 27% of SA | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of SA | Higher than 11% of SA |
Liveability
Burra is more walkable (33 vs 14).
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 21/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Burra carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0); Burra carries more crime risk (63 vs 15).
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 43/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 63/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Burra
- Burra Community School Government · Combined below peers
Schools in Mount Bryan
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 1 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 0 |
Mobility
Mount Bryan sits further from the CBD (177.7 km vs 164.9 km).
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 33/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 164.9 km | 177.7 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 119 min | 127 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 5417 | 0.0% postcode 5418 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 5417 | — |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).
Setting
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 477 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 523 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 45/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 2% 641 premises | 0% 14 premises |
Council rates
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,395/yr same for both | |
| Council | Goyder same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Burra | Mount Bryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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