$433 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Melton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $433 makes Melton (SA) one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This striking low cost defines the local housing market, where typical loan payments are far below the state and national figures.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are just $433, which is far below the South Australian figure of $1,500 and the national average of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 57%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (57%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Melton splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most areas, with 0.70 people per bedroom, a little below the typical figure for both the state and Australia.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Melton splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40858/melton/topic/housing-dwellings