$250 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $188
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Goolwa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Goolwa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Goolwa have remained significantly lower than both state and national figures. Half of all homes are owned outright, making it an area where residents face much lower living pressures than the typical Australian. This trend helps keep the typical monthly mortgage payment well below the national average.
$250
▲ +33.0%
- $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 Goolwa — lower than 60% of areas.
| Goolwa | $250 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | $277 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,000, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also lower than most areas, sitting at $250 compared to the national figure of $375.
$1,000 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Goolwa, $200–$349 is the majority at 68%; Under $200 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Goolwa, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 48%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of Goolwa's homes (49.9%) are owned outright, which is far above the South Australian rate of 32.8%. Meanwhile, the 24.1% of households that rent is well below the national average of 30.6%.
24.1% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 49.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Goolwa, Owned outright is the majority at 50%; Rented is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common here at 85.3%, a figure far above the national average. However, homes tend to be smaller than usual, with only 56.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.9%
- 2016: 84.2%
- 2021: 85.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.6% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Goolwa, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Goolwa, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (10%).
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40521/goolwa/topic/housing-dwellings