$253 ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $253
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Thompson Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Thompson Beach is a separate house, making it an area of detached dwellings. It is an affordable place to live, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,018, far below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Thompson Beach — lower than 59% of areas.
| Thompson Beach | $253 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | $290 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $253, which is well below the Australian figure. This affordability extends to home loans, which are much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average.
$253 ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,018 ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Thompson Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Thompson Beach splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (45%) and Under $1,000 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 12%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 7.3% of households renting, a figure far below the state and national averages. Instead, 36.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure.
7.3% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.5% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Thompson Beach, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 53%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Houses here tend to be large, with 78.1% having three or more bedrooms. Despite the size of the homes, there are only 0.60 people per bedroom, which is much lower than most areas.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Thompson Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Thompson Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Thompson Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41446/thompson-beach/topic/housing-dwellings