$276 ▲ +176.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $231
- 2021: $276
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Backmede · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Backmede
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Backmede is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This landscape is dominated by large family homes, with 80.4% of dwellings containing three or more bedrooms.
$276
▲ +176.0%
- $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 Backmede — lower than 51% of areas.
| Backmede | $276 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are notably low here, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,421 being well below the New South Wales figure. Weekly rents are also much lower than the state and national averages, sitting at $276.
$1,421 ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $1,421
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Backmede, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Backmede, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common in Backmede, where 39.3% of houses are owned outright. This is well above the national rate, while the proportion of households renting is far below both the state and Australian figures.
17.9% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.3% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Backmede, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of detached houses, far exceeding the New South Wales average of 65.6%. Most of these are large, with 42.9% of homes having four bedrooms and others having three or more.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.8%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.4% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.2%
- 2016: 95.6%
- 2021: 80.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Backmede, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Backmede, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 3 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Backmede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10131/backmede/topic/housing-dwellings