$300 ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hurtle Vale · State Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people live in detached houses in Hurtle Vale than in the rest of Australia. This is a predominantly owner-occupied area where typical housing costs are well below the national figure. Most homes here are large family residences with three or more bedrooms.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hurtle Vale — lower than 75% of areas.
| Hurtle Vale | $300 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $320 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also quite low; the typical monthly payment of $1,384 is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
$300 ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,384 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hurtle Vale, $200–$349 is the majority at 50%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
In Hurtle Vale, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much less common here than in other areas, with only 20% of households renting—a figure far below the national average. Meanwhile, 44.7% of homes are owned with a mortgage and 29.9% are owned outright.
20.0% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.9% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hurtle Vale, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 45%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Rented (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 89.1% being separate houses and 87.6% having three or more bedrooms. These figures are far above the state and national averages, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hurtle Vale, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
In Hurtle Vale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hurtle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40023/hurtle-vale/topic/housing-dwellings