Adelaide Lead · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Adelaide Lead

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Adelaide Lead is a separate house, making it one of the most uniform areas in the region. This is a place where people largely own their own homes and face much lower living costs than the national average.

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Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,200, which is well below the $1,863 national figure and much lower than most other areas.

$1,200

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $802
  • 2021: $1,200

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Adelaide Lead, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 79%; Under $1,000 is next at 21%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very high, with 45.5% of homes owned outright—far above the Victorian average of 32.2%. Notably, no households in the area are renting.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

45.5%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 45.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Adelaide Lead, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 48%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Large family homes are the norm here, as 78.8% have three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

78.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 78.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Adelaide Lead, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Adelaide Lead splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (45%) and 4 bedrooms (45%), with 2 bedrooms at 10%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Adelaide Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20009/adelaide-lead/topic/housing-dwellings