$156 ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $156
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blanchetown · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs make Blanchetown an affordable place to live, with typical weekly rents and mortgage payments far below the national figures. Most residents live in detached houses, and a high proportion of homes are owned outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blanchetown — lower than 85% of areas.
| Blanchetown | $156 |
|---|---|
| 5357, SA | $170 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at typically $156, far below the South Australian figure of $300. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also very low at $763, which is far below the Australian typical of $1,863.
$156 ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$763 ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Blanchetown, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Blanchetown, Under $1,000 is the majority at 71%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 22%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.4% of homes owned outright, well above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 15.9% of households renting is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
15.9% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.4% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Blanchetown, the largest group is Owned outright at 38%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.4% of all homes, a figure far above the state average of 78.0%. However, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the state figure, and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.8% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Blanchetown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Blanchetown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Blanchetown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40124/blanchetown/topic/housing-dwellings