$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs define daily life in Swan Reach, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $650. This is far below the South Australian figure of $1,500. The area is largely dominated by people who own their homes outright and live in detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Swan Reach — lower than 75% of areas.
| Swan Reach | $200 |
|---|---|
| 5354, SA | $200 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $200 are far below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also very low, with 66.7% of those with mortgages paying under $1,000 a month.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$650 —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Swan Reach, $200–$349 is the majority at 73%; Under $200 is next at 27%.
In Swan Reach, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than across Australia, accounting for 53.7% of households. This helps explain why the rental rate is far below the state average at 14.6%.
14.6% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Swan Reach, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are very common, making up 87.8% of all homes. However, Swan Reach has far fewer large homes than most areas, with only 56.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.8% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Swan Reach, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 6%.
In Swan Reach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 2 bedrooms (24%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41413/swan-reach/topic/housing-dwellings