Echunga sits 36 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 42 minutes by car. Census data records 1,219 residents with a median age of 41 and a median household income of $108,680 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 9.9% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $320 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,761. Echunga is characterised by high bushfire risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Echunga a good suburb?
Echunga scores a B (58/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 17/100 · 36 km · 42 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $1.13M · More affordable than 97% of SA
Moderate bushfire risk
Fire 65/100 · Crime 15/100 · Flood 16/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 8/10 · median age 41 · 1,219 residents
Liveability Rating
58 / 100 · Ranked #176 in SAEach bar is Echunga's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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58 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataEchunga's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.13 million, roughly 57% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,127,250
37% above its 3 neighbours (median $821,250)
Based on 22 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 60 days — median across 8 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 10 sales $756K
- 4 bed 9 sales $1.26M
Land
$1,700,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Is Echunga safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Echunga sits in the low band, with 8 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 20% on the prior year.
8 offences
20.0% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20259 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Echunga, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Echunga Primary and Preschool leads the pack.
- • 149 students in one school (avg 149)
Primary
Walkability
Echunga is very car-dependent on foot — at 17/100, nearly all errands require a car.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Echunga.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 464
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Mount Barker: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Echunga is home to about 1,200 residents, with a median age of 41, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.9%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,219
Median Age
41
Median Household Income
$108,680/yr
Census Median Rent
$320/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,761/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$46,124/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Unoccupied Dwellings
7.8%
Total Dwellings
422
Owner-Occupier Rate
88.6%
Houses
97.9%
Rental Stress
15.3%
Mortgage Stress
19.4%
Work From Home
16.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 83.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.0%
- Employment Rate
- 64.9%
- Completed Year 12
- 47.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
7 residents (0.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,133 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (78 of 644).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,485 a year through Mount Barker based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 98%
- Residential 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Mount Barker
In the year to August 2026, 657 new dwellings were approved across Mount Barker. That mix is 575 houses and 82 units. Approvals are down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 1.12 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0.
From the Adelaide CBD monitoring station, 26.3 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Barker, 4.8 kmModerate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 397 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 27.0 km
- Annual rainfall
- 730 mm
- 100 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 27.8°C
- 16 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.7°C
- 4 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 5153, 117 of 6,544 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.0% (134 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.8%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5153, 2,255 rooftop-solar systems totalling 17.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,619 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 135 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 2 across postcode 5153.
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Rebekha Sharkie Centre Alliance
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rebekha Sharkie | 55.0% | 45.0% | +3.4 |
| 2022 | Rebekha Sharkie | 51.6% | 48.4% | -4.1 |
| 2019 | Rebekha Sharkie | 47.5% | 52.5% | -0.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Josh Teague Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Josh Teague LP | 50.6% |
| 2022 | Josh Teague LP | 51.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Echunga?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,219 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Echunga
Is Echunga a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Echunga is low (15/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Echunga?
Echunga has a moderate recorded bushfire history (65/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (16/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Echunga a good place to live?
Echunga has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (58/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Echunga?
Echunga, SA had a population of 1,219 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Echunga, SA?
The postcode for Echunga, SA is 5153.
How far is Echunga from Adelaide?
Echunga is 36 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 42 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Echunga?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Echunga was $108,680 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Echunga?
There are too few current rental listings in Echunga for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $320, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Echunga?
The median age of residents in Echunga was 41 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Echunga at risk of bushfire?
Echunga has a moderate recorded bushfire history (65/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Echunga?
There is 1 school inside the Echunga boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Echunga walkable?
Echunga scores 17/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Echunga?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Echunga (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Echunga below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Echunga?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Echunga, Mount Barker (4.8 km away), summer days average 27.8°C, winter nights 5.7°C, 730 mm of rain a year over 100 rainy days, and 16 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Echunga?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Echunga belong to?
Echunga sits within the Mount Barker local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Echunga?
The average residential rates bill through Mount Barker is $2,485 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Echunga?
Across Mount Barker, 657 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 7.2% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Echunga in?
Echunga sits within the federal Division of Mayo, currently held by Rebekha Sharkie (Centre Alliance).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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