$440 ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $410
- 2021: $440
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Medindie Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 88.9% of the homes in Medindie Gardens, making it a predominantly detached residential area. The neighbourhood is marked by high property costs and a very strong rate of outright home ownership. Most homes here are large, with nearly 95% having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Medindie Gardens — higher than 87% of areas.
| Medindie Gardens | $440 |
|---|---|
| 5081, SA | $355 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are much higher than most areas, with typical monthly loan payments of $2,167 and weekly rents of $440. Both figures are well above the South Australian averages.
$440 ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Medindie Gardens, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
In Medindie Gardens, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 44%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 47.9%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state and national averages at just 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Medindie Gardens, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm here, as 94.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure. This results in a higher density of people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.9% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.9% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Medindie Gardens, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Medindie Gardens splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Medindie Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40855/medindie-gardens/topic/housing-dwellings