$295 ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $223
- 2016: $265
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
5355, SA · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 93.8% of all homes in postcode 5355, far exceeding the national figure. This is a spacious housing market where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,391 is well below the Australian average. Most residents live in large, detached homes that are more likely to be owned than rented.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5355, SA — higher than 50% of areas.
| 5355, SA | $295 |
|---|---|
| Light | $280 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $295, which is well below the national figure, though it rose $72 since 2011. Mortgage costs are also lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment falling $104 over the last decade to $1,391.
$295 ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,391 ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 5355, SA, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; $350–$549 is next at 24%.
In 5355, SA, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 35.9% of homes owned outright, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below the Australian average at 20.6% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
20.6% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.9% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
5355, SA splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Owned outright (36%), with Rented at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 84.1% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.8% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.1% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 5355, SA, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
In 5355, SA, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 5355, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5355/5355-sa/topic/housing-dwellings