Mount Gambier - West

Mount Gambier - West is a growing region in SA with 15,284 residents.

SA2 code: 407021174
State: SA

Population

15,284

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.4%

3yr: +1.3% · 10yr: +6.3%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$220/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,210/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Mount Gambier - West (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.3%5yr: +3.4%10yr: +6.3%Total: +17.1%

Population grew from 13,047 to 15,284 over 24 years, averaging 0.7% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 6.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (75.1%), mixed tenure (62.5% own or mortgage), built for families (50% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 75.1%

Townhouses 15.3%

4,480 houses914 townhouses569 apartments

Tenure

Owned 30.6%

Mortgage 31.9%

Renting 30.9%

Owned 30.6%Mortgage 31.9%Renting 30.9%Other / NS 6.6%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

195 (3.3%)

2 bed

1,450 (24.6%)

3 bed

2,968 (50.4%)

4 bed

1,097 (18.6%)

5 bed

151 (2.6%)

6+ bed

31 (0.5%)