$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Alpine · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,033 in Alpine are far above the national figure. This area is dominated by large, detached houses, with very few rentals compared to the rest of the state. It is a place where home ownership is common and houses are generally spacious.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alpine — higher than 57% of areas.
| Alpine | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2575, NSW | $430 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage repayments are among the highest for this level, sitting well above the New South Wales typical of $2,167. In contrast, weekly rents of $300 are well below both the state and national figures.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,033 —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Alpine, $3,000 or more is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 43%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.4% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Only 19.2% of households rent, a rate far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
19.2% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.4% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Alpine, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88.5% of all homes, which is far above the national average. These homes are typically large, with 73.1% having three or more bedrooms, leading to a higher number of people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.5% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Alpine splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (34%), with 3 bedrooms at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10044/alpine/topic/housing-dwellings