$150 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Donovans · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Donovans
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs set Donovans apart from the rest of the state and country. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $774, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area significantly more affordable than most other Australian places.
$150
▼ -16.7%
- $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 Donovans — lower than 86% of areas.
| Donovans | $150 |
|---|---|
| 5291, SA | $220 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $150, which is far below the South Australian figure of $300. Home loan payments are also very low, sitting at $774 a month.
$774 ▼ -63.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,113
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $774
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Donovans, Under $1,000 is the majority at 65%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 35%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 58.2% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. This helps explain why so few households rent here, at just 10.9%.
10.9% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.2% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Donovans, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Donovans is a separate house. While detached homes are the norm, the area has far fewer large houses than the state average, with only 40% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
40.0% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Donovans, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Donovans, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 2 bedrooms (37%) and 1 bedroom (20%).
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 Donovans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40368/donovans/topic/housing-dwellings