$350 ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $370
- 2016: $290
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cowper · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Cowper
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses have increased by 17 percentage points since 2011 in Cowper, where 76.1% of homes are now detached. This area is largely defined by affordable housing, with typical mortgage payments and rents both sitting below the national figures.
$350
▼ -5.4%
- $200–$214: 2 areas
- $214–$229: 1 area
- $229–$243: 4 areas
- $243–$257: 7 areas
- $257–$271: 5 areas
- $271–$286: 3 areas
- $286–$300: 2 areas
- $300–$314: 8 areas
- $314–$329: 12 areas
- $329–$343: 5 areas
- $343–$357: 14 areas
- $357–$371: 9 areas
- $371–$386: 14 areas
- $386–$400: 8 areas
- $400–$414: 18 areas
- $414–$429: 8 areas
- $429–$443: 9 areas
- $443–$457: 4 areas
- $457–$471: 1 area
- $471–$486: 3 areas
- $486–$500: 2 areas
- $500–$514: 3 areas
- $514–$529: 0 areas
- $529–$543: 0 areas
- $543–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$571: 2 areas
- $571–$586: 0 areas
- $586–$600: 3 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cowper — lower than 61% of areas.
| Cowper | $350 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are much lower than most areas at $1,625, a figure that fell by $845 since 2011. Weekly rents are also lower than most areas, sitting at $350.
$1,625 ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,470
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,625
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cowper, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $200–$349 (35%) and Under $200 (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cowper, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 37%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, with 40.8% of households doing so, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting rose 3.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 28.5%.
28.5% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.8% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cowper, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Rented (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the main home type at 76.1%, and 72.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms. While the number of bedrooms per home rose since 2011, the number of people per bedroom moved down to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
76.1% ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.3% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cowper, Separate house is the majority at 76%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cowper, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Cowper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED110/cowper/topic/housing-dwellings