Peramangk Region

Node ID: MPHA5251

Postcode: 5251

Companies: 3  Households: 386

Suburb Coverage: BUGLE RANGES (SA) MOUNT BARKER (SA) MOUNT BARKER JUNCTION (SA) MOUNT BARKER SPRINGS (SA) MOUNT BARKER SUMMIT (SA) WISTOW (SA)

Australian postcode 5251 is centred on Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, a rapidly growing regional community about 30–35 km south-east of Adelaide, with a population of 19,184 in the 2021 Census and a relatively young median age of 37. It combines a semi-rural Adelaide Hills setting with many of the facilities normally associated with a larger regional centre, including the Mount Barker District Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, schools, shopping, government services and community facilities, while Adelaide is close enough for commuting and access to metropolitan employment and specialist services. The surrounding hills provide vineyards, farmland, forests and outdoor recreation, and the cooler climate is generally more temperate than Adelaide’s hotter metropolitan plain. Housing is predominantly detached—91.5% of occupied dwellings were separate houses in 2021—and the median weekly rent was $350, although housing costs have risen since then. Overall, 5251 represents a particularly interesting regional-growth model: a relatively self-contained Hills community close enough to a capital city to benefit from metropolitan connectivity while retaining a distinct regional and semi-rural character, which makes it quite different from the more remote postcodes in your SENA analysis.