$630 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $575
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $630
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ku-ring-gai · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Ku-ring-gai
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical mortgage payments of $3,500 a month place Ku-ring-gai among the most expensive areas for housing. This is a high-cost region where home loans and rents are far above both state and national figures. Most residents own their homes, though a larger share now rent compared to a decade ago.
$630
▲ +9.6%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Ku-ring-gai — higher than 99% of areas.
| Ku-ring-gai | $630 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $470 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well above the New South Wales figure at $630, and the typical monthly mortgage is far above the national figure. Since 2011, typical monthly mortgage payments have risen by $500 to reach $3,500.
$3,500 ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $3,000
- 2016: $3,000
- 2021: $3,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, the largest group is $750 or more at 37%, followed by $550–$749 (31%) and $350–$549 (27%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, $3,000 or more is the majority at 61%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 40.2%, though this has fallen 5.6 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at 19.8%.
19.8% ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Ku-ring-gai splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 68.6% of homes, which is well below the national figure. While three or more bedroom homes are well above the state average at 78.1%, the proportion of detached houses has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
68.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 79.2%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 68.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 84.1%
- 2016: 80.7%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, Separate house is the majority at 69%; Flat or apartment is next at 27%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ku-ring-gai, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 32%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 5 or more (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 Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai/topic/housing-dwellings