Arable · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Arable

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

A shift in housing trends has seen Arable become a place where residents enjoy significantly more space per person than most of the country. While typical rents are $350 a week, the most striking feature is how sparsely occupied the bedrooms are compared to national norms.

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Where Arable sits — Median rent (weekly)

$350
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Arable — higher than 71% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Arable$350
2630, NSW $290
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent in Arable is $350, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of $420 and about the same as the Australian typical rent of $375.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 100%, ahead of Other tenure (60%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Arable, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Other tenure is next at 38%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are far less crowded than usual, with only 0.6 people per bedroom. This is well below both the national figure of 0.8 and the New South Wales figure of 0.9.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.60

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Arable, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Arable, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Arable [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10069/arable/topic/housing-dwellings