$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blackfellows Caves · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total of 100% of homes in Blackfellows Caves are separate houses, making it an area where detached living is the only option. Costs are quite low here, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,083 and weekly rents of $225, both of which are far below the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blackfellows Caves — lower than 68% of areas.
| Blackfellows Caves | $225 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | $220 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,083, which is well below the South Australian figure. Weekly rent is also lower than most areas at $225, sitting far below the Australian average.
$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Blackfellows Caves, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 69%; Under $1,000 is next at 31%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is high here, with 45.7% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, only 8.6% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
8.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Blackfellows Caves splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (47%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 8%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, which is far above the state and national proportions. Most of these are three-bedroom homes (65.7%), and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% 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.
74.3% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Blackfellows Caves, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Blackfellows Caves, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 2 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Blackfellows Caves [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40116/blackfellows-caves/topic/housing-dwellings