$250 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $225
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Monarto · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Monarto is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This creates a residential landscape where nearly half of the homes are owned outright, far exceeding state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monarto — lower than 60% of areas.
| Monarto | $250 |
|---|---|
| 5254, SA | $250 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are generally low here, with typical weekly rents at $250 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,300, both of which are well below the national figures.
$250 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Monarto, Under $200 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 44%.
In Monarto, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 69%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 31%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Monarto, where 44.7% of homes are owned outright. This is far above the South Australian rate of 32.8%, while the 7.9% of households renting is far below the national average.
7.9% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.7% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Monarto splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 8%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 80.3% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure of 73.8%, and there are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as across Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Monarto, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Monarto, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Monarto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40902/monarto/topic/housing-dwellings