$300 ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $165
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Awaba · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.9% of all homes in Awaba, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 65.6%. Most residents own their own homes, with very few people renting compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Awaba — higher than 57% of areas.
| Awaba | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2283, NSW | $345 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are usually $1,755, a bit lower than the New South Wales typical of $2,167.
$300 ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,755 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Awaba, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Awaba splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (47%) and $1,800–$2,999 (44%), with Under $1,000 at 5%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning and renting is skewed heavily toward ownership, with 38.7% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Only 8.5% of households rent, a rate far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
8.5% ▼ -35.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.7% ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Awaba, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 40%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 83.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state average. This helps explain why there are 0.90 people per bedroom, which is much higher than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.9% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Awaba, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Awaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10119/awaba/topic/housing-dwellings