$120 ▲ +62.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $74
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sherwood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than the state or national average define Sherwood, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $550. This affordable landscape is characterized by large, detached homes, though a high proportion of residents rent their properties.
$120
▲ +62.2%
- $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 Sherwood — lower than 91% of areas.
| Sherwood | $120 |
|---|---|
| 5267, SA | $170 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with typical weekly rents at $120 and monthly mortgage payments at $550, both of which are far below the South Australian and national figures.
$550 ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,063
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $550
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sherwood, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common in Sherwood, with 31.4% of households renting, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, only 8.6% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the national rate of 31%.
31.4% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
8.6% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.0%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Sherwood splits fairly evenly between Rented (39%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Other tenure at 14%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, and 88.6% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national average. Despite these large homes, there are typically only 0.70 people per bedroom.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.4%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.9%
- 2016: 96.2%
- 2021: 88.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sherwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sherwood, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 3 bedrooms (41%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41341/sherwood/topic/housing-dwellings