Port Rickaby · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Port Rickaby

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Port Rickaby is a separate house, making it a community of detached dwellings. This area is defined by very high rates of outright home ownership and housing costs that sit well below state and national figures.

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📍 Port Rickaby, Suburb / Locality

Where Port Rickaby sits — Median rent (weekly)

$270
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Rickaby — lower than 53% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Port Rickaby$270
5575, SA $200
South Australia $300
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly home-loan payments are just $1,083, which is far below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also lower than usual, sitting at $270 compared to the Australian typical of $375.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

A huge 82.8% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the 31% seen across Australia. Renters make up 20.7% of the area, and notably, no one in the community has a mortgage.

20.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 12.0%
  • 2021: 20.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

82.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 60.0%
  • 2021: 82.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Port Rickaby, Owned outright is the majority at 80%; Rented is next at 20%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

While most homes are large—with 79.3% having three or more bedrooms—they are lightly occupied, as the 0.6 people per bedroom is much lower than the national figure of 0.8.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.60

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 76.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

79.3%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 76.0%
  • 2021: 79.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Port Rickaby, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Port Rickaby, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).

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 Port Rickaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41212/port-rickaby/topic/housing-dwellings