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Rental payments in Roxby Downs are indicative of its residential role and function and are directly related to the value of residential property. When viewed with Household Income data they may also indicate the level of 'housing stress' in the community.
The quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the rental costs of a community over time.
A detailed explanation of how Housing Rental Payment quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
Q:
Derived from the Census questions:
'How much does your household pay for this dwelling?' and 'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)'
| Housing rental quartiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxby Downs - Households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | Regional SA % | Number | % | Regional SA % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 314 | 38.8 | 46.1 | 326 | 40.8 | 47.6 | -12 |
| Medium lowest | 154 | 19.1 | 33.9 | 289 | 36.1 | 32.4 | -135 |
| Medium highest | 172 | 21.3 | 13.3 | 108 | 13.5 | 14.2 | +64 |
| Highest group | 168 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 76 | 9.5 | 5.8 | +92 |
| Total households with stated rent | 808 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9 |
| Housing rental - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from rental payment data for South Australia | Weekly housing rental payments by Census year | ||||
| Rental payment ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $214 | $0 to $186 | $0 to $144 | $0 to $105 | $0 to $73 |
| Medium lowest | $215 to $304 | $187 to $272 | $145 to $228 | $106 to $157 | $74 to $118 |
| Medium highest | $305 to $381 | $273 to $341 | $229 to $302 | $158 to $209 | $119 to $160 |
| Highest group | $382 and over | $342 and over | $303 and over | $210 and over | $161 and over |
Dominant groups
Rental payment quartiles allow us to compare relative rental liabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by rental payment quartiles in Roxby Downs compared to Regional SA shows that there was a larger proportion of households in the highest payment quartile, and a smaller proportion in the lowest payment quartile.
Emerging groups
The total number of households renting their dwelling in Roxby Downs increased by 8 between 2016 and 2021. The most significant change during this period was in the medium lowest quartile which showed a slight decrease of -135 households.
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