Mount Barker Summit vs Nairne

Nairne is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Mount Barker Summit. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Barker Summit: a median of $1.15 million, against $837,000 in Nairne. On these figures, Mount Barker Summit tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Nairne suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Nairne

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 41/100)

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

First-home buyers

Nairne

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper houses ($837,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Nairne

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (37 min vs 46 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Nairne

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (52/100 vs 4/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Mount Barker Summit has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)

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

Investors

Nairne

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
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.

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Walkability 4 / 52
Mount Barker Summit — Walkability: 4/100 Nairne — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 59 / 76
Mount Barker Summit — Safety: 59/100 Nairne — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Mount Barker Summit — Low fire risk: 100/100 Nairne — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Nairne has more residents (5,327 vs 100); Mount Barker Summit skews older (50 vs 36).

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Population 100 5,327
+5227% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +5.7%
Median age 50 36
Median household income $84,500/yr $92,352/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $335/wk $350/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
0-4 3.0% / 7.6%
Mount Barker Summit — 0-4: 3.0% Nairne — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 19.0% / 14.3%
Mount Barker Summit — 5-14: 19.0% Nairne — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 9.0% / 5.8%
Mount Barker Summit — 15-19: 9.0% Nairne — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.0% / 5.7%
Mount Barker Summit — 20-24: 3.0% Nairne — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 4.0% / 14.7%
Mount Barker Summit — 25-34: 4.0% Nairne — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 5.0% / 13.0%
Mount Barker Summit — 35-44: 5.0% Nairne — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 21.0% / 14.0%
Mount Barker Summit — 45-54: 21.0% Nairne — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 24.0% / 11.7%
Mount Barker Summit — 55-64: 24.0% Nairne — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 12.0% / 9.3%
Mount Barker Summit — 65-74: 12.0% Nairne — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 9.0% / 3.2%
Mount Barker Summit — 75-84: 9.0% Nairne — 75-84: 3.2%
85+ 3.0% / 0.6%
Mount Barker Summit — 85+: 3.0% Nairne — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Barker Summit 50.0% couple families
Mount Barker Summit — Couple Families: 50.0% Mount Barker Summit — Lone Person: 36.7% Mount Barker Summit — One Parent Families: 13.3% Mount Barker Summit — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Barker Summit — Other Families: 0.0%
Nairne 49.8% couple families
Nairne — Couple Families: 49.8% Nairne — Lone Person: 28.3% Nairne — One Parent Families: 17.9% Nairne — Group Household: 2.7% Nairne — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Barker Summit 0.0% renting
Mount Barker Summit — Owned Outright: 56.2% Mount Barker Summit — Mortgage: 43.8% Mount Barker Summit — Renting: 0.0%
Nairne 21.0% renting
Nairne — Owned Outright: 25.0% Nairne — Mortgage: 54.0% Nairne — Renting: 21.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 17.6%
Mount Barker Summit — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Nairne — Certificate III & IV: 17.6%
Bachelor Degree 16.0% / 12.1%
Mount Barker Summit — Bachelor Degree: 16.0% Nairne — Bachelor Degree: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Mount Barker Summit — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Nairne — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.0% / 1.8%
Mount Barker Summit — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0% Nairne — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 2.7%
Mount Barker Summit — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Nairne — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
England 6.0% / 5.4%
Mount Barker Summit — England: 6.0% Nairne — England: 5.4%
Canada 3.0% / —
Mount Barker Summit — Canada: 3.0% Nairne — Canada: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.8%
Mount Barker Summit — New Zealand: not among its largest Nairne — New Zealand: 0.8%
South Africa — / 0.6%
Mount Barker Summit — South Africa: not among its largest Nairne — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany — / 0.6%
Mount Barker Summit — Germany: not among its largest Nairne — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Mount Barker Summit — Netherlands: not among its largest Nairne — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Barker Summit 100.0% houses
Mount Barker Summit — Houses: 100.0% Mount Barker Summit — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Barker Summit — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Nairne 98.0% houses
Nairne — Houses: 98.0% Nairne — Townhouses: 1.5% Nairne — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Median house price $1,150,000 $837,000
Median unit price — $665,000
Median land price — $279,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 21 days
from 44 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Rural and farming 92% 84%
Residential 0% 14%
Environmental 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 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

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
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.

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Houses — 3.9%
$622/wk on $822K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
House price — Higher than 1% of SA
Income Higher than 62% of SA Higher than 71% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
Affordability — Higher than 98% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 80% of SA Higher than 74% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of SA Higher than 84% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 52% of SA

Liveability

Nairne is more walkable (52 vs 4).

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Grade — B
Score — 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Nairne carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Mount Barker Summit carries more crime risk (41 vs 24).

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
24/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mount Barker Summit

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

Schools in Nairne

  • Nairne School - Preschool and Primary Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Walkability score 4/100 52/100
Distance to Adelaide 41 km
+4% vs other
 39.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 37 min
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 5251
 0.9%
postcode 5252
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 82
postcode 5251
 73
postcode 5252

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.

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Car (driver) 55.6% / 77.9%
Mount Barker Summit — Car (driver): 55.6% Nairne — Car (driver): 77.9%
Worked from Home 37.8% / 13.2%
Mount Barker Summit — Worked from Home: 37.8% Nairne — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 6.7% / 1.1%
Mount Barker Summit — Walked Only: 6.7% Nairne — Walked Only: 1.1%
Car (passenger) — / 4.3%
Mount Barker Summit — Car (passenger): not among its largest Nairne — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Bus — / 3.3%
Mount Barker Summit — Bus: not among its largest Nairne — Bus: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Elevation 452 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.1 km 36.3 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Connectivity score 30/100 72/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
45 premises
 51%
2,295 premises

Climate

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
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

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Average residential rate $2,485/yr
same for both
Council Mount Barker
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Barker Summit Nairne
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Barker Summit

Family Outer

Nairne

Acreage Outer Village Feel

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