$250 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Robe · Council (LGA)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 96.2% of all homes in Robe, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. The area is defined by a high rate of home ownership and housing costs that sit well below both state and national figures.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Robe — lower than 54% of areas.
| Robe | $250 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $220 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,200, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,500. Weekly rent is $250, a little below the state average and well below the national figure of $375.
$250 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,200 ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Robe, $200–$349 is the majority at 72%; Under $200 is next at 23%.
In Robe, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (12%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 47.4% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is 20.6%, which is far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
20.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.4% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Robe, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (25%) and Rented (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 85.2% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are only 0.7 people per bedroom, a figure that is lower than most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.2% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.2% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Robe, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
In Robe, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Robe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA46860/robe/topic/housing-dwellings