$300 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $275
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
O'Sullivan Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low mortgage payments make O'Sullivan Beach an affordable place to live. Most people live in large, separate houses, with the typical monthly home loan being just $1,200, which is well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is O'Sullivan Beach — higher than 57% of areas.
| O'Sullivan Beach | $300 |
|---|---|
| 5166, SA | $300 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is about the same as the state average and well below the Australian figure. Mortgage costs are also low, with over half of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$300 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,200 ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In O'Sullivan Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
In O'Sullivan Beach, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 32%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 29.3% of households renting. About 33.6% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the South Australian average.
29.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.6% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
O'Sullivan Beach splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Owned outright (34%), with Rented at 29%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.5% of the area, far above the national figure. This is reflected in the fact that 85.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.5% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.9% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In O'Sullivan Beach, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In O'Sullivan Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 75%; 4 bedrooms is next at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in O'Sullivan Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41062/o-sullivan-beach/topic/housing-dwellings