$150 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wirrabara · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wirrabara
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Wirrabara, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $867. This is a place where home ownership is very common, and the vast majority of residents live in separate houses.
$150
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Wirrabara — lower than 86% of areas.
| Wirrabara | $150 |
|---|---|
| 5481, SA | $155 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure, sitting at just $150. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below South Australia's typical $1,500, with 62.7% of homeowners paying under $1,000 a month.
$867 ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $800
- 2016: $694
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wirrabara, Under $200 is the majority at 75%; $200–$349 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wirrabara, Under $1,000 is the majority at 82%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 10%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 58.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Conversely, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at only 9.1%.
9.1% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wirrabara, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.9% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. While 72.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
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.
98.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.3%
- 2016: 97.1%
- 2021: 98.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.6% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wirrabara, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wirrabara, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (21%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wirrabara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41621/wirrabara/topic/housing-dwellings