$252 ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $252
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
5356, SA · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs make postcode 5356 an affordable place to live, where a typical monthly mortgage is well below the national figure. Most people here live in their own homes, with a huge majority residing in separate detached houses.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5356, SA — lower than 62% of areas.
| 5356, SA | $252 |
|---|---|
| Mid Murray | $201 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,171 and weekly rents of $252 are both lower than in most areas. These costs have risen since 2011, though they remain well below the South Australian and national figures.
$252 ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,171 ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 5356, SA, $200–$349 is the majority at 65%; Under $200 is next at 20%.
5356, SA splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (39%) and $1,000–$1,799 (37%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home is common here, with 40.6% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national rate of 31%. Only 12.5% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
12.5% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
5356, SA splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house, at 98.9%, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. This explains why 77.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.2% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 5356, SA, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
In 5356, SA, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 5356, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5356/5356-sa/topic/housing-dwellings