Leawood Gardens · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Leawood Gardens

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

Separate houses make up 100% of the housing stock in Leawood Gardens, creating a suburb of purely detached homes. This consistency is paired with high home-loan costs, where the typical monthly payment is $2,300, well above the South Australian figure.

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Where Leawood Gardens sits — Median rent (weekly)

$260
  • $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 Leawood Gardens — lower than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Leawood Gardens$260
5150, SA $260
South Australia $300
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,300, which is much higher than most areas and $800 more than the state average. In contrast, weekly rent is $260, a little below the state figure and well below the national average of $375.

$2,300

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $2,246
  • 2021: $2,300

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is common, with 40% of residents owning their home outright, a figure well above the national average. While 25% of households rent, which is higher than in most similar areas, this is still well below the Australian figure of 30.6%.

25.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 25.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

40.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 61.9%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Leawood Gardens splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Rented at 21%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Every home in the suburb is a separate house, far exceeding the state and national figures. These homes are generally spacious, with 30% having five or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.70

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

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

75.0%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66.7%
  • 2021: 75.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Leawood Gardens, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Leawood Gardens, the largest group is 5 or more at 33%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 3 bedrooms (22%).

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 Leawood Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40755/leawood-gardens/topic/housing-dwellings