the mountain itself, at . Mount Barker is south east of Mount Lofty and Adelaide. It is to the north of The Coorong, and the west of Murray Bridge. Mount Barker is at an elevation of 360 m. The city is just south of the freeway from Adelaide to Murray Bridge (and Melbourne). Its four major roads form a star that reaches out of the town. To the east of the town there is the industrial area and the Laratinga Wetlands. North of the wetlands there are the subdivisions Martindale, Waterford and Dalmeny Park. The wetland is fed by the Mount Barker Creek that goes from Keith Stephenson Park to the wetlands, right next to the linear trail. Mount Barker in South Australia is often confused with Mount Barker in Western Australia, especially when dealing with national telephone centres. Climate Mount Barker experiences a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb), Trewartha: Csbk); with warm, dry summers; mild, damp springs and dry autumns; and cool, wet winters. It is generally cooler and wetter than Adelaide, with a mean maximum temperature of 20.0 °C (68.0 °F) degrees and a mean minimum temperature of 8.8 °C (47.8 °F) degrees. Winters are damp and chilly with great cloud cover, although when clear weather does occasionally occur in winter, night time temperatures can drop below 0 °C (32 °F). Summers are warm with temperatures in January regularly nudging 30 °C (86 °F) and one or two days each year over 40 °C (104 °F), although summer nights can still be cool. The average rainfall for the year is , higher than Adelaide due to its elevation. Mount Barker is typically the driest during January, with an average of only 23.4 mm (0.92 in) of rain, with July usually producing the most rain, with an average rainfall of 113.3 mm (4.46 in). Although average temperatures have been kept since 1862/63, extreme temperature records are only found from 1957 onwards. Demographics Mount Barker has an above average number of females, with 52.7% of the population female, and only 47.3% male, compared with the national averages of 50.6% female and 49.4% male. Mount Barker has a below average population age of 34 compared to the national average of 37. Mount Barker has slightly more married people than the national average with 50% of people married compared to the national average of 49.6%. Most people that live in