$320 ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $253
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gawler River · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gawler River
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical home in Gawler River is a large, detached house owned outright by its residents. This area has an unusually high rate of home ownership, with 61.8% of homes owned without a mortgage, far above the national figure of 31.0%.
$320
▲ +26.5%
- $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 Gawler River — higher than 63% of areas.
| Gawler River | $320 |
|---|---|
| 5118, SA | $280 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,127, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,863. Meanwhile, weekly rent is $320, a little below the national figure but higher than most similar areas.
$1,127 ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,192
- 2021: $1,127
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Gawler River splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gawler River, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common here, with 61.8% of households doing so, which is far above the South Australian rate of 32.8%. Renters make up 23.5% of the area, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
23.5% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
61.8% ▲ +90.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gawler River, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Gawler River is a separate house, and 97.1% have three or more bedrooms. This explains why there are typically fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure of 0.80.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
97.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.3%
- 2016: 89.5%
- 2021: 97.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gawler River, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gawler River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 5 or more (24%).
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 Gawler River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40478/gawler-river/topic/housing-dwellings