Mount Barker, South Australia

Mount Barker South Australia
Gawler St, Mt Barker
Mount Barker
Coordinates	35°04′S 138°51′E / 35.067°S 138.850°E / -35.067; 138.850
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
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 20.0 °C 68 °F 8.0 °C 46 °F 766.8 mm 30.2 in
Localities around Mount Barker: Hahndorf, Paechtown Totness, Littlehampton, Blakiston Nairne Echunga Mount Barker Mount Barker Summit, Mount Barker Springs Macclesfield Bugle Ranges Wistow
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.