$400 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $295
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Penrith
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Penrith, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167. This is an area dominated by larger family homes, though the proportion of people owning their own home outright has fallen over the last decade.
$400
▲ +35.6%
- $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 Penrith — higher than 71% of areas.
| Penrith | $400 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $470 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $400, which is higher than most areas and rose by $105 since 2011. Monthly mortgage payments are also high at $2,167, a figure that is a little above the national mark and rose $167 over ten years.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Penrith, $350–$549 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $3,000 or more (22%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most similar areas, with 32.7% of households renting, a rise of 6.0 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, homes owned outright make up 24.2% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 31.0%.
32.7% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Rented (33%) and Owned outright (24%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Family-sized living is very common, as 82.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, far above the New South Wales figure. Separate houses make up 77.3% of all dwellings, which is well above the national average.
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.
77.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 79.9%
- 2016: 80.4%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.1% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 85.8%
- 2016: 85.2%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Penrith, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Penrith splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (35%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/housing-dwellings