$252 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Back Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Back Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $4,768 are among the highest for similar areas in Back Forest. This is a place where almost every home is owned, with a very high proportion of residents owning their place outright. Most people live in large, detached houses with several bedrooms.
$252
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- $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 Back Forest — lower than 59% of areas.
| Back Forest | $252 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
While mortgage payments are far above the state and national figures, typical weekly rents of $252 are well below the Australian average. However, renting is very uncommon here.
$4,768 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $3,640
- 2021: $4,768
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Back Forest, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is the norm in Back Forest, where 65.6% of homes are owned outright, far above the New South Wales figure of 31.5%. In a striking contrast to the rest of the country, 0.0% of households here are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
65.6% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Back Forest, Owned outright is the majority at 70%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by separate houses, with 93.8% of homes having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, and more people live per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Back Forest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Back Forest, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 3 bedrooms (24%) and 5 or more (15%).
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 Back Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10130/back-forest/topic/housing-dwellings