$260 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $265
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Elizabeth · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Elizabeth
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than the national average mark Elizabeth, where the typical weekly rent is just $260. Renting is far more common here than in other areas, while the number of people owning their homes outright has dropped sharply since 2011.
$260
▲ +30.0%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Elizabeth — lower than 88% of areas.
| Elizabeth | $260 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $320 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas, sitting well below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,213 is well below the Australian average.
$1,213 ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,213
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Elizabeth, $200–$349 is the majority at 65%; Under $200 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Elizabeth, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 32%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 38% of households renting. This is consistent with a sharp decline in outright home ownership, which fell 22 points since 2011 to reach 20.3%.
38.0% ▲ +71.1%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
20.3% ▼ -52.0%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Elizabeth splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (38%), with Owned outright at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large family homes are very common, as 87.4% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure. Most of these are separate houses, though the proportion of detached homes fell 11 points since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 92.0%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.4% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 87.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Elizabeth, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 18%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Elizabeth, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
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 Elizabeth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40012/elizabeth/topic/housing-dwellings