Question 1

Is Mount Barker a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Mount Barker sits on Albany Highway with a heritage main street of independent shops and community services, and nearby orchards, vineyards and the granite Porongurup Range.

The community is older, with incomes below the Western Australian median and many households owning their homes outright; most homes are owner-occupied (74.5%). Everyday life centres on the town's shops, community services, local produce, wine and outdoor recreation, with Sounness Park providing multi-use sports grounds for football, hockey, cricket and soccer. The Wilson Park Youth Recreation Zone, the first stage of the Wilson Park Recreational Masterplan, will deliver a new skatepark and pump track.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Mount Barker?

Accepted Answer

A typical local household in Mount Barker earned about $1,104 a week at the most recent Census. At a median house price of $672,500, buying a house in Mount Barker works out to about 11.7 times a typical local annual household income, which sits well above local incomes.

The average house rent of $518 a week would take about 47% of that weekly income, a large share. On these figures, both buying and renting look stretched against what a typical local household earned at the most recent Census, with buying especially high; whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Mount Barker a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

House values in Mount Barker rose 36.4% over the past 12 months. House rents increased 17.7%.

For houses, that means capital growth has outpaced rental income growth, with values increasing by a larger margin than rents.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$673K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	36.4%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	14	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	19	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$518	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	17.7%	N/A

	Suburb	WA
Median age years	48	38
Median household income weekly	$1,104	$1,815
Couples with children share of families	35.9%	44.6%
Couples without children share of families	49.5%	38.8%
One-parent families share of families	13.5%	15.1%
Homes owned outright share of homes	43.0%	30.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	31.5%	41.4%
Homes rented share of homes	25.5%	28.3%

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