$380 ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lake Macquarie - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Lake Macquarie - West
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 90% of homes in Lake Macquarie - West are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. This preference for larger homes is reflected in the local tenure, where a high number of residents own their properties outright compared to the rest of the state.
$380
▲ +52.0%
- $100–$118: 3 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 3 areas
- $154–$171: 1 area
- $171–$189: 5 areas
- $189–$207: 11 areas
- $207–$225: 8 areas
- $225–$243: 16 areas
- $243–$261: 18 areas
- $261–$279: 8 areas
- $279–$296: 22 areas
- $296–$314: 24 areas
- $314–$332: 18 areas
- $332–$350: 15 areas
- $350–$368: 30 areas
- $368–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$404: 37 areas
- $404–$421: 22 areas
- $421–$439: 14 areas
- $439–$457: 15 areas
- $457–$475: 10 areas
- $475–$493: 6 areas
- $493–$511: 8 areas
- $511–$529: 2 areas
- $529–$546: 1 area
- $546–$564: 5 areas
- $564–$582: 2 areas
- $582–$600: 7 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Macquarie - West — higher than 60% of areas.
| Lake Macquarie - West | $380 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $380, which is higher than most areas and has risen $130 since 2011. The usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,900, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average and has increased by $167 over the last decade.
$1,900 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,900
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, $350–$549 is the majority at 53%; $200–$349 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (32%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 35.7% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state level at just 22.6%.
22.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lake Macquarie - West splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Owned outright (36%), with Rented at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 81.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the New South Wales figure. Separate houses make up 89.6% of all dwellings, and while this is much higher than most areas, the number of people per bedroom has dropped to 0.80 since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.6% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 90.0%
- 2016: 89.8%
- 2021: 89.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.4% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 81.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lake Macquarie - West, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Lake Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11102/lake-macquarie-west/topic/housing-dwellings