$478 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $375
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $478
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Torrens · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Torrens
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,470 in Torrens are much higher than most areas. This is an expensive place to live, where the cost of borrowing and renting both sit well above national figures. Most residents live in large, detached family homes.
$478
▲ +27.5%
- $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 Torrens — higher than 90% of areas.
| Torrens | $478 |
|---|---|
| 2607, ACT | $440 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $450 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is among the highest at this level at $478, which is well above the Australian figure. Home loans are also costly, with the usual monthly payment sitting a little above the territory average.
$2,470 ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,470
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Torrens, the largest group is $350–$549 at 44%, followed by $550–$749 (21%) and Under $200 (20%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (37%) and $3,000 or more (35%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, and the 34.8% of homes owned outright is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than in the rest of the territory.
24.7% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.8% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.6% of the area, a figure far above the national average. These homes tend to be large, with 87.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the territory average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 85.9%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.9%
- 2016: 86.5%
- 2021: 87.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Torrens, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (39%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 11%.
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80126/torrens/topic/housing-dwellings