Average rent in Mount Gambier - West, SA — 2026

Mount Gambier - West 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: 62% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 31% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (75%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 14,499, the median age is 41, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Mount Gambier - West is 372km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.