Mount Barker South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°04′S 138°51′E / 35.067°S 138.850°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 21,554 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5251 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 360 m (1,181 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 33 km (21 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mount Barker | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kavel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | [2] |
Mount Barker is a city in South Australia. Located approximately 33 kilometres (21 miles) from the Adelaide city centre, it is home to 21,554 residents (2021).[4] It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, the largest town in the Adelaide Hills, Part of Greater Adelaide, as well as one of the fastest-growing areas in the state.
Mount Barker lies at the base of a local eponymous peak called the Mount Barker summit. It is 50 kilometres from the Murray River. Mount Barker was traditionally a farming area. Many of the lots just outside the town area are farming lots, although some of them have been replaced with new subdivisions in recent times.