Bower · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Bower

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Much higher bedroom occupancy than most areas defines housing in Bower, where people per bedroom is 0.90. This is a sparsely populated area where home loan costs are exceptionally low compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Bower, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly home loan payments are just $375, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the South Australian figure of $1,500.

$375

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $520
  • 2021: $375

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Bower, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 64%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (50%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Bower, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 44%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom, which is a little above the national and state figures of 0.80.

0.90

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Bower, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Bower, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 33%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 1 bedroom (20%).

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 Bower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40147/bower/topic/housing-dwellings