$263 ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $263
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Paracombe · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Paracombe is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This creates a landscape of larger properties, where over half of the residents own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paracombe — lower than 56% of areas.
| Paracombe | $263 |
|---|---|
| 5132, SA | $263 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,950, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,500. In contrast, typical weekly rents are $263, a little below the state average and well below the national figure of $375.
$263 ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Paracombe, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $3,000 or more (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 50.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 6.1% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
6.1% ▼ -63.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Paracombe, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by large homes, with 84.4% having three or more bedrooms, well above the state average. This is consistent with the fact that 100% of the dwellings are separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.4% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Paracombe, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Paracombe splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (41%) and 3 bedrooms (39%), with 2 bedrooms at 10%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Paracombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41100/paracombe/topic/housing-dwellings