St Johns · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in St Johns

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

Weekly rents as low as $180 make St Johns a very affordable place to live compared to the rest of the country. While mortgage payments are typical for the region, the area is marked by high household density, with more people sharing each bedroom than in most of Australia.

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📍 St Johns, Suburb / Locality

Where St Johns sits — Median rent (weekly)

$180 —
  • $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 St Johns — lower than 80% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
St Johns$180
5373, SA $245
South Australia $300
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical weekly rent here is $180, which is far below both the South Australian figure of $300 and the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the state average, sitting at $1,614.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 0%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.1 people per bedroom. This is well above the figure for both South Australia and Australia, which sit at 0.8.

Types of homes

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In St Johns, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

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 St Johns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41370/st-johns/topic/housing-dwellings