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Mount Barker bushfire risk

Of Mount Barker’s 2,304 mapped properties, 49% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Mount Barker’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.

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Flood mapping
49%
In a bushfire area
2,304
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Barker

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Barker. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Barker

Mount Barker sits in the Great Southern police district, which recorded 7,446 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,446 total. Figures are for the whole Great Southern police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Barker

Mount Barker is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Tourism

Other0.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Medical Services

Other0.2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Emergency Services

Who lives in Mount Barker

At the 2021 Census, 18.9% of Mount Barker’s 2,855 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.4%
Australian37.8%
Scottish10.8%
Irish8.6%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%
German3.4%

Top countries of birth

England6.4%
Afghanistan2.7%
New Zealand1.9%
Philippines1.2%
South Africa0.8%
Scotland0.8%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Mount Barker

Plantagenet council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

43
Dwellings/yr
43
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Plantagenet council area (not just Mount Barker). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Barker address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.