$300 —
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
South Australia · State / Territory
Housing & Dwellings in South Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 78% of all homes in South Australia, which is well above the national figure. The state is marked by a high proportion of larger homes and a strong tendency for residents to own their homes outright.
$300
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- $200–$209: 1 area
- $209–$218: 0 areas
- $218–$227: 0 areas
- $227–$236: 0 areas
- $236–$245: 0 areas
- $245–$254: 0 areas
- $254–$263: 0 areas
- $263–$271: 0 areas
- $271–$280: 0 areas
- $280–$289: 0 areas
- $289–$298: 1 area
- $298–$307: 1 area
- $307–$316: 0 areas
- $316–$325: 0 areas
- $325–$334: 1 area
- $334–$343: 1 area
- $343–$352: 0 areas
- $352–$361: 0 areas
- $361–$370: 1 area
- $370–$379: 1 area
- $379–$388: 0 areas
- $388–$396: 0 areas
- $396–$405: 0 areas
- $405–$414: 0 areas
- $414–$423: 1 area
- $423–$432: 0 areas
- $432–$441: 0 areas
- $441–$450: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia.
| South Australia | $300 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical housing costs are lower than most other areas. The usual weekly rent is $300, which is well below the Australian figure of $375, while typical monthly mortgage payments are a little below the national average at $1,500.
$1,500 → 0.0%
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,491
- 2021: $1,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In South Australia, the largest group is $200–$349 at 44%, followed by $350–$549 (30%) and Under $200 (22%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In South Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and Under $1,000 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in South Australia, with 32.8% of homes owned outright, a figure much higher than most other areas. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 27.6%, which is well below the Australian average of 30.6%.
27.6% ▼ -1.3%
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.8% ▼ 0.0%
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →South Australia splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (33%), with Rented at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Larger homes are common here, with 77.2% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the national average. While separate houses are more common than in most of Australia, the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
78.0% ▼ -2.4%
- 2011: 79.9%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.2% ▲ +3.1%
- 2011: 74.9%
- 2016: 75.7%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In South Australia, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In South Australia, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 South Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/4/south-australia/topic/housing-dwellings