$120 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sandalwood · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Sandalwood is a separate house. This sparsely populated area is dominated by large family homes, with typical weekly rents sitting far below the national figure at just $120.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sandalwood — lower than 91% of areas.
| Sandalwood | $120 |
|---|---|
| 5309, SA | $135 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is only $120, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the South Australian figure of $300.
$120 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area rent, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Only 17.4% of homes are owned outright, a rate far below that of South Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
17.4% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Sandalwood, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Other tenure (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are generally larger than in most areas, with 87% having three or more bedrooms. Because of this, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% 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.
87.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Sandalwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Sandalwood, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 75%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sandalwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41300/sandalwood/topic/housing-dwellings