$280 ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ashley · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Ashley, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,257. This makes housing far more affordable than in most other parts of the state and the country. Most residents live in large, detached family homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ashley — higher than 50% of areas.
| Ashley | $280 |
|---|---|
| 2400, NSW | $230 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rental costs are well below the national figure, with a typical weekly rent of $280. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is far below the New South Wales average, sitting at $1,257.
$280 ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,257 ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ashley, $200–$349 is the majority at 81%; $350–$549 is next at 19%.
Ashley splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and Under $1,000 (32%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 22%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, and the share of homes owned outright is well above the national figure at 34.5%. Conversely, the proportion of households renting is far below both the state and national figures, at only 18.2%.
18.2% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.5% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ashley, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.4% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. These homes are typically large, with 80.9% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are slightly more people per bedroom than the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.4% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.9% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ashley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ashley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10101/ashley/topic/housing-dwellings