$500 —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Franklinford · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total absence of rental properties makes Franklinford a place where almost everyone owns their own home. This is a distinct housing market where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,200, which is well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Franklinford — higher than 92% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are very high at $500, which is well above the $375 national figure. However, those with home loans pay much less than most areas, with typical monthly payments sitting $663 below the Australian average.
$500 —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,200 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Franklinford, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is the norm here, with 53.6% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the 31% national average. No households in the area are renting, which is far below both the state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.6% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Franklinford, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Franklinford is a separate house. While these homes are all detached, the proportion of houses with three or more bedrooms is well below the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Franklinford, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Franklinford, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Franklinford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20946/franklinford/topic/housing-dwellings