Creating investment opportunities for businesses and the community to prosper.
Mount Barker District Council is a dynamic and rapidly growing region, strategically positioned in the picturesque Adelaide Hills, just 30 minutes from the heart of Adelaide. Home to over 45,000 people, this community will continue to consistently grow with an additional 18,000 residents expected over the next 20 years.
Population growth is only one component of the story, with an increasingly diverse economy set to take the opportunities of being within a nationally significant tourism region, well positioned adjacent national freight routes and the luxury of a offering a lifestyle that combines urban convenience within a rural landscape.
This sustained long-term population growth presents both opportunities and challenges, emphasizing the need for visionary planning to ensure our community remains vibrant, inclusive, and economically prosperous. At the heart of our strategy is a bold commitment: to make Mount Barker the most liveable region in South Australia.
The Mount Barker region offers an impressive array of investment opportunities within diverse rural, tourism, light industrial, education, health and retail precincts. It also boasts some of the State’s most vibrant and varied main streets with each offering great investment potential, driving significant economic and community value.In parallel with the private sector investment, Council has demonstrated its willingness to support private public partnerships, with a major Civic/Commercial Hub, integrated Tourism/Leisure Precinct and Nationally Significant Art Gallery all about to enter their delivery phases.
Mount Barker is primed to remain a vibrant, resilient, and highly sought after destination, seamlessly blending growth and liveability to deliver unmatched opportunities for investors, businesses, and residents alike.
