Toora · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Toora

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

Weekly rents in Toora are far below the national figure, sitting at just $100. This affordable housing landscape is marked by a high number of people who own their homes outright and a strong preference for detached houses.

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📍 Toora, Suburb / Locality

Where Toora sits — Median rent (weekly)

$100
  • $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 Toora — lower than 94% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Toora$100
5253, SA $240
South Australia $300
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical weekly rent is $100, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the South Australian figure of $300. Home-loan payments are also lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,484 sitting well below the national figure.

$1,484

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,536
  • 2021: $1,484

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Half of all homes in Toora are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below both the state and national levels.

How homes are owned or rented

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Toora splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 14%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Separate houses make up 95% of the local housing stock, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. While most homes are detached, the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below the state average.

0.90

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Toora, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Toora, the largest group is 1 bedroom at 33%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).

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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41460/toora/topic/housing-dwellings