$750 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $585
- 2021: $750
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Murray Town · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments in Murray Town are $1,113 lower than the national figure, marking a massive gap in housing costs. This small community is almost entirely made up of homeowners, with no one renting their home. Every single dwelling in the area is a separate house.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The usual monthly home-loan payment is just $750. This is far below the South Australian figure of $1,500 and among the lowest for areas of this size.
$750 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Murray Town, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (45.5%) are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. This high rate of ownership is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of households rent their homes.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Murray Town splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home here is a separate house, far above the state average of 78.0%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are far less common than in most areas, at only 59.1%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
59.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Murray Town, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Murray Town, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 76%; 2 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Murray Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40991/murray-town/topic/housing-dwellings