$240 ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $240
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Frome · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Frome
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 95.9% of all homes in Frome, far exceeding the national figure. This is an area where housing costs are much lower than most places, with the typical weekly rent sitting at $240. Most residents enjoy a high rate of home ownership in spacious, detached properties.
$240
▲ +71.4%
- $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 Frome — lower than 91% of areas.
| Frome | $240 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $220 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $240, which is well below both the state and national figures. Monthly home loan payments are also much lower than most areas at $1,300 and have barely changed since 2011.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,050
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Frome, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Frome, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.1% of homes owned outright—well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the share of households renting has fallen sharply by 26 percentage points since 2011 to just 16.3%.
16.3% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.1% ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Frome splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 83% have three or more bedrooms. This is consistent with the same-period trend of people per bedroom moving down to 0.70, which is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 89.6%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.0% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Frome, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Frome, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40017/frome/topic/housing-dwellings