Side by sideSuburb comparison

Nairne vs Mount Barker Summit.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk. Nairne edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.

Nairne scores higher on walkability (10/100 vs 0/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Mount Barker Summit skews owner-occupied (94%), Nairne runs more rental-dense (78% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Mount Barker Summit has a heavier family-household mix (88% vs 77%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

Common questionsNairne vs Mount Barker Summit

Common questions

Which is more walkable, Nairne or Mount Barker Summit?

Nairne scores 10/100 on walkability vs 0/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.

The numbers behind the take

Nairne
Metric
Mount Barker Summit

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$600/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$350/wk
$485/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$335/wk
78.0%
Owner occupied
94.0%
21.0%
Renter occupied

Lifestyle & Demographics

10
Walk score
0
0
Transit score
0
15
Bike score
0
5,327
Population
100
36
Median age
50

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

13
Schools nearby
9
1043
Avg ICSEA
1043

Climate

448 mm
Annual rainfall
448 mm
27.9°C
Mean max (Jan)
27.9°C

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).