$550 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $400
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $550
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Austinmer · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,726 are among the highest for this type of area in Austinmer. This is a high-cost housing market where most people live in large, detached homes. A significant portion of the population owns their houses outright, though those with loans or renting face costs well above the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Austinmer — higher than 96% of areas.
| Austinmer | $550 |
|---|---|
| 2515, NSW | $550 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $550, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $420. Mortgage costs are also very high, with the usual monthly payment of $2,726 sitting well above the national figure of $1,863.
$550 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,726 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Austinmer splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (34%) and $350–$549 (33%), with $750 or more at 17%.
In Austinmer, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $1,000–$1,799 (13%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 44.9% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Conversely, the 19.3% of households renting is far below the New South Wales figure of 32.6%.
19.3% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Austinmer, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 82.4% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large family homes, with 82.9% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the Australian average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.4% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.9% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Austinmer, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
In Austinmer, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Austinmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10109/austinmer/topic/housing-dwellings