$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cape Jaffa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cape Jaffa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high rate of outright home ownership defines the housing landscape in Cape Jaffa. Over half of all households own their homes without a mortgage, which is far above the state and national figures. This makes the area very different from most other places across the country.
$280
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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 Cape Jaffa — higher than 50% of areas.
| Cape Jaffa | $280 |
|---|---|
| 5275, SA | $200 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also low at $280, sitting well below the national figure and slightly under the South Australian average.
$1,300 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $845
- 2016: $1,365
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cape Jaffa, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is very common here at 58.1%, a figure far above the 31% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, only 12.9% of households rent, which is far below the national average.
12.9% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.1% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.0%
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cape Jaffa, Owned outright is the majority at 64%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 83.9% of all homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 80.6% having three or more bedrooms, yet they are sparsely occupied with only 0.6 people per bedroom.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.50
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.9% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 83.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cape Jaffa, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Cape Jaffa splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (45%) and 3 bedrooms (41%), with 2 bedrooms at 14%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cape Jaffa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40220/cape-jaffa/topic/housing-dwellings