$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gainsborough · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gainsborough
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Gainsborough is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-dwelling areas in the region. This consistency extends to size, with 100% of homes having three or more bedrooms. It is a place where home ownership is very common and housing costs remain low.
$125
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gainsborough — lower than 90% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $125, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also a little below the state and national averages, sitting at $1,517.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, with 60% of residents doing so—far above the 31% national average. Meanwhile, the 15% of households renting is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
15.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
60.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Gainsborough splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Other tenure at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house with at least three bedrooms, which is far above the national figure of 73.8%. Because of this, there are fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
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.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gainsborough, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gainsborough, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 37%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Gainsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20962/gainsborough/topic/housing-dwellings