$300 ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Light · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Light
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Lower Light is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This is a place where home ownership is very high, with over half of all residents owning their homes outright.
$300
▲ +100.0%
- $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 Lower Light — higher than 57% of areas.
| Lower Light | $300 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | $290 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are typically $1,120, which is far below the national figure. Weekly rents are around $300, a cost that is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian figure.
$1,120 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,018
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,120
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lower Light, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lower Light, Under $1,000 is the majority at 56%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 44%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of people own their homes outright here than in the rest of the state, at 54.7%. This explains why the proportion of households renting is far below the national figure at just 17.2%.
17.2% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.7% ▲ +75.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lower Light, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by larger homes, with 79.7% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than the usual Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.0%
- 2016: 98.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.7% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 85.5%
- 2021: 79.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Light, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lower Light, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lower Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40787/lower-light/topic/housing-dwellings