Average rent in Mount Gambier - East, SA — 2026

Mount Gambier - East sits below the South Australia median, with the typical renter paying $220/week — 22% less than the state-wide $283/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 69% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 29% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (83%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 14,947, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Community and Personal Service Workers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Mount Gambier - East is 380km from Adelaide, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.