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Mount Barker Surrounds

South Australia · Adelaide Hills · Adelaide - Central and Hills

This profile uses the ABS Mount Barker Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Mount Barker Surrounds is a locality in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mount Barker Surrounds SA2.

Where in SA
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At a glance
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Schools
3
Top ICSEA 1053 (gov)
Childcare
6
NQS-rated services
Population
7,402
+2.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Mount Barker Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon SA zoning

Government schools in Mount Barker Surrounds

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for SA yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Meadows Primary School Government · 193 students
ICSEA 1013
Macclesfield Primary School Government · 79 students
ICSEA 1053
Callington Primary School Government · 71 students
ICSEA 975

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Mount Barker Surrounds

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All SA schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Callington Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 34 places · Callington
    Exceeding NQS
  • Echunga Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Echunga
    Exceeding NQS
  • Meadows Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Meadows
    Meeting NQS
  • Meadows & Districts Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 44 places · Meadows
    Meeting NQS
  • Echunga Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Echunga
    Meeting NQS
  • Mylor Primary School OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 39 places · Mylor
    Working Towards NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
0
Parks
3
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mount Barker Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
7,402
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+2.00%
2024→25
Net change
+148
people / yr
Density
19
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+148
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+48
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+90
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+10

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
Mount Barker Surrounds
+2.00%
SA median
+0.70%
National median
+0.80%