$330 ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Royal Park · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is much more common in Royal Park than in most similar areas, with 31.3% of households paying rent. This shift toward renting is mirrored in the housing stock, where separate houses are less common than in other parts of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Royal Park — higher than 66% of areas.
| Royal Park | $330 |
|---|---|
| 5014, SA | $300 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $330, which is a little above the South Australian figure of $300. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,560, which is about the same as the state average.
$330 ▲ +69.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,560 ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Royal Park splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (42%) and $200–$349 (38%), with Under $200 at 20%.
In Royal Park, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Far fewer people own their homes outright here compared to most areas, at just 29.0%. This is well below the state figure of 32.8%, while 37.8% of homes are owned with a mortgage.
31.3% ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.0% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Royal Park, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 38%, followed by Rented (31%) and Owned outright (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 75.8% of the local stock, which is much lower than in most similar areas. This helps explain why the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the state average at 72.2%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.8% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Royal Park, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
In Royal Park, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 2 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Royal Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41282/royal-park/topic/housing-dwellings