$268 —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $268
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gawler · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Gawler
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Gawler (L) (Tas.) is a separate house, making it a place of detached dwellings. This unique layout is paired with very high rates of outright ownership and housing costs that sit well below the national figures.
$268
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Gawler — lower than 51% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,200, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are around the middle for similar areas at $268, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
$1,200 ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $934
- 2016: $1,046
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Gawler, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gawler, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of residents (53.4%) own their homes outright, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, renting is very uncommon here; only 3.9% of households rent, which is far below the state and national levels.
3.9% ▼ -81.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.4% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gawler, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 95.1% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why the typical bedroom occupancy of 0.8 people is about the same as the national average.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 96.8%
- 2016: 96.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.1% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 95.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gawler, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Gawler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622011/gawler/topic/housing-dwellings