$150 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $148
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Snowtown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Snowtown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs define daily life in Snowtown, where the typical mortgage is far below the state and national figures. This affordability is matched by a high rate of home ownership, with nearly 45% of residents owning their homes outright.
$150
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Snowtown — lower than 86% of areas.
| Snowtown | $150 |
|---|---|
| 5520, SA | $150 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $150, which is far below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also very low, with a typical monthly payment of $628.
$628 ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $433
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $628
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Snowtown, Under $200 is the majority at 55%; $200–$349 is next at 45%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Snowtown, Under $1,000 is the majority at 78%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Far more people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, at 44.8%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is 19.1%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
19.1% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.8% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Snowtown, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.4% of the local housing stock, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are larger homes, with 77.8% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 90.7%
- 2021: 97.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.8%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 77.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Snowtown, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Snowtown, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 2 bedrooms is next at 19%.
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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/housing-dwellings