$625 ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $580
- 2021: $625
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Warringah · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Warringah
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Some of the highest housing costs are found in Warringah, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $3,300. This expensive market is reflected in both high home loans and rents that sit far above national figures.
$625
▲ +30.2%
- $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 Warringah — higher than 99% of areas.
| Warringah | $625 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $470 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $625, which is far above the Australian figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also very high at $3,300, having risen by $700 since 2011.
$3,300 ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,600
- 2016: $2,970
- 2021: $3,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Warringah splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (33%) and $750 or more (33%), with $350–$549 at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Warringah, $3,000 or more is the majority at 58%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership has grown significantly to 32.6% since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is a little above the state average at 34.9%, though this is 22 points lower than it was a decade ago.
34.9% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.6% ▲ +111.7%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Warringah splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Flats or apartments are the most common home type at 48.9%, meaning separate houses are far less common here than in the rest of Australia. This lack of larger homes is seen in the 53.7% of dwellings with three or more bedrooms, a figure far below the national average.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
41.1% ▲ +341.9%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
53.7% ▲ +103.5%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Warringah, the largest group is Flat or apartment at 49%, followed by Separate house (41%) and Townhouse / semi-detached (9%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Warringah, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 32%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
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 Warringah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED143/warringah/topic/housing-dwellings