$230 ▲ +130.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $193
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mailors Flat · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mailors Flat is a separate house, creating a landscape of spacious family living. This is a place where large properties are the norm, with the typical monthly mortgage payment sitting at $1,540. It offers a more affordable alternative to the state average, particularly for those renting.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mailors Flat — lower than 66% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, typically costing just $230. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the national and state figures, with over half of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799.
$230 ▲ +130.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,540 ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mailors Flat, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; Under $200 is next at 38%.
In Mailors Flat, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 30%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much less common here than in most areas, with only 9.5% of households renting. This is far below the national rate of 30.6%, while the share of homes owned outright is well above the Australian average at 36.1%.
9.5% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.1% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mailors Flat, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 36%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, with 87.1% having three or more bedrooms—a figure far above the state and national averages. Since 100% of the dwellings are separate houses, there are no apartments or townhouses in the area.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.1% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mailors Flat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Mailors Flat splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (48%) and 4 bedrooms (44%), with 5 or more at 5%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mailors Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21576/mailors-flat/topic/housing-dwellings