$410 ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bargo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Bargo, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167. The area is dominated by large, detached family homes, with nearly 90% of dwellings being separate houses. This creates a housing landscape that is far more suburban and spacious than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bargo — higher than 84% of areas.
| Bargo | $410 |
|---|---|
| 2574, NSW | $415 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $410, which is much higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments of $2,167 are also much higher than usual, sitting about the same as the New South Wales figure.
$410 ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bargo, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 20%.
In Bargo, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 46%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (22%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A far lower share of people rent here compared to the state and national figures, with only 17.1% of households renting. Conversely, 34.1% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian average.
17.1% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bargo, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.2% of homes, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that 84.8% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is far above both the state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.2% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.8% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bargo, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bargo splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (38%) and 3 bedrooms (33%), with 5 or more at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10199/bargo/topic/housing-dwellings