ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Mount Bryan East is a regional centre in South Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 7, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 170 km from the Adelaide CBD, Mount Bryan East is a regional area in South Australia. The median household income is $29,900 per year.
Household earnings in Mount Bryan East are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. Distance from major centres is a consideration, though regional markets can offer higher rental yields.
Official Australia Post postcode for Mount Bryan East. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Mount Bryan East on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Mount Bryan East is a smaller community of 7 — about 0% of the South Australia suburb median (3,699) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Mount Bryan East's median household income of $29,900/year is 63% below the South Australia suburb median ($80,964) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. Mount Bryan East is 170 km from Adelaide, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 55% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Mount Bryan East stacks up against the median of all South Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Mount Bryan East sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Mount Bryan East | SA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7 | 3,699 | -100% |
| Median household income | $29,900/yr | $80,964/yr | -63% |
| Distance to CBD | 170 km | 13 km | +1208% |
| Separate houses | 55% | 73% | -18pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Mount Bryan East — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 7 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider South Australia market over full cycles.
Median rental data was not captured for Mount Bryan East. Use current realestate.com.au and Domain listings to triangulate a realistic weekly rent before committing, then feed that number into our rental yield calculator.
Only 55% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 73% SA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Mount Bryan East are modest for 2026 — incomes 63% below the SA median of $80,964 and a population of 7 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental fundamentals will need to be verified against live listings, as a clean median rent was not recorded for Mount Bryan East. The EquitySight investment score of 24/100 places Mount Bryan East in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Mount Bryan East scores 24/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 7, median household income of $29,900/year. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Mount Bryan East are a median household income of $29,900/year, a dwelling mix that is 55% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Mount Bryan East has a usual resident population of approximately 7, compared with a South Australia suburb median of 3,699 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Mount Bryan East sits 170 km straight-line from the Adelaide CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
A reliable median rent was not captured for Mount Bryan East. Benchmark expected weekly rent on realestate.com.au and Domain, or the state rental tribunal's rent dashboard. Most Australian investors target a 4–5% gross yield as a baseline.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Mount Bryan East. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Mount Bryan East to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (7 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($29,900 vs $80,964 state median), the broader South Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.