Overall score
Use the Mount Gambier profile to compare affordability, regional-services access, and nature-proximity dimensions alongside Adelaide, Melbourne, and Geelong.
Overall57/100
Affordability64/100
Air quality76/100
Energy54/100
Australia / Oceania
Mount Gambier City Intelligence
Mount Gambier is South Australia's largest regional city and the main centre of the Limestone Coast, with city-intelligence relevance for its volcanic crater lakes and a location midway between Adelaide and Melbourne. Mount Gambier is a oceania city of about ~30K in Australia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Mount Gambier sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (57/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~30K
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Overall city intelligence
Constrained57/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Mount Gambier data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 57/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 64/100 | Mount Gambier's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 76/100 | Mount Gambier's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 54/100 | Mount Gambier's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 57/100 | Mount Gambier's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 56/100 | Mount Gambier's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 56/100 | Mount Gambier's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 56/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety76/100
Low crime78/100
Personal safety78/100
Night safety74/100
Road safety74/100
Mount Gambier is estimated to be a generally safe city (76/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life81/100
Healthcare84/100
Education82/100
Green space93/100
Cleanliness87/100
Infrastructure83/100
Mobility55/100
Mount Gambier has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness81/100
Education82/100
Green space93/100
Overall safety76/100
Mount Gambier scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability68/100
Walkability55/100
Cycling56/100
Infrastructure83/100
Mount Gambier is high for remote workers (68/100), based on connectivity, affordability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare84/100
Cleanliness87/100
Outdoor lifestyle58/100
Mount Gambier is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Mount Gambier
Local public safety guidance for Mount Gambier, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency (Triple Zero) | 00024/7 | 000 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch nationally; 112 also works from mobile phones. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Mount Gambier, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Australia emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- Australian Government: Triple Zero (000)
Used as the primary attribution for Australia's 000 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Mount Gambier
Healthcare context for Mount Gambier, with national-level information from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Mount Gambier, see the Australia healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
MyHospitals — Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Official Australian Government statistical agency portal with hospital information across the country.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Australian Government: Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
Used as the primary federal attribution for Australian public-health context.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare — MyHospitals
Used as the official Australian hospital registry reference for verified facility lookups.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Mount Gambier
Local mobility context for Mount Gambier, with national-level context from Australia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Mount Gambier, see the Australia transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Australian Government: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Used as the primary federal attribution for Australian national transport context.
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority: Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Used as the primary attribution for Australian aviation authority information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Mount Gambier. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Mount Gambier
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Mount Gambier will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Mount Gambier air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Mount Gambier modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Mount Gambier
Cost of living estimates for Mount Gambier — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Mount Gambier
Climate profile for Mount Gambier — Oceanic climate, annual average 18.4°C, comfort score 82/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Mount Gambier
Economy and jobs profile for Mount Gambier — tourism economy, economy score 72/100, key industries including tourism, mining, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Mount Gambier
Education profile for Mount Gambier — regional education center, education score 62/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Visual guide to Mount Gambier
Source-attributed visual context for Mount Gambier using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Mount Gambier
Weekend trip planning checklist for Mount Gambier — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Mount Gambier
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Mount Gambier
Estimate a monthly budget for Mount Gambier using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Mount Gambier
Plan a trip budget for Mount Gambier using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Mount Gambier
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Mount Gambier. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Ballarat, Australia
Weekend trip · about 271 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Ballarat's city intelligence profile.
Geelong, Australia
Same region · about 315 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Geelong's city intelligence profile.
Bendigo, Australia
Weekend trip · about 331 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Bendigo's city intelligence profile.
Melbourne, Australia
Same region · about 368 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Melbourne's city intelligence profile.
Adelaide, Australia
Same region · about 377 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Adelaide's city intelligence profile.
Mildura, Australia
Weekend trip · about 420 km from Mount Gambier. Explore Mildura's city intelligence profile.
Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Mount Gambier — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Australia Cycling Friendly Areas
Cycling Friendly Areas · 22 places across 10 cities.
Australia Family Outdoor Escapes
Family Outdoor Escapes · 29 places across 17 cities.
Australia Hiking Areas
Hiking Areas · 50 places across 28 cities.
Australia Mountain Escapes
Mountain Escapes · 11 places across 9 cities.
Australia National Park Weekends
National Park Weekends · 50 places across 28 cities.
Australia Nature Photography Spots
Nature Photography Spots · 34 places across 21 cities.
Interpretation
Use the Mount Gambier profile to compare affordability, regional-services access, and nature-proximity dimensions alongside Adelaide, Melbourne, and Geelong. Its standout dimensions are air quality (76/100) and cost of living (64/100). The area most worth watching is energy (54/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Australia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Mount Gambier appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.