$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bar Point · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Bar Point is a separate house, with 94.5% of dwellings being detached. This makes the area stand out against state and national patterns. Housing here is generally more affordable than in other parts of New South Wales, and a very high number of residents own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bar Point — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bar Point | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2083, NSW | $429 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,500, falling well below the New South Wales average of $2,167.
$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,500 ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bar Point, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Bar Point, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; Under $1,000 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 45.5% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national figure. This helps explain why the share of households renting is only 16.4%, which is far below the state and national averages.
16.4% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bar Point, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses dominate the landscape at 94.5%, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes tend to be smaller than average; the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure, and there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.5% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
38.2% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bar Point, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Bar Point, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bar Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10189/bar-point/topic/housing-dwellings