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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Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
Crime near Mount Barker
Mount Barker sits in the Great Southern police district, which recorded 7,326 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,326 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:
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Zone: Tourism
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Zone: Medical Services
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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
Top countries of birth
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 41 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Plantagenet council area (not just Mount Barker). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2063 Omrah Road, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 21/28 Marion Street, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 34 Rawlinson Road, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 41 Baesjou Grove, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 44 Fisher Road, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 6 Nunarrup Street, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 6 Rainbird Rise, Mount Barker WA 6324
- 861 Porongurup Road, Mount Barker WA 6324
Other suburbs in Plantagenet
Compare Mount Barker with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.