$730 ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $575
- 2016: $736
- 2021: $730
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Beacon Hill · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Beacon Hill
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 89.1% of all homes in Beacon Hill, where the housing market is very expensive. Most people here live in large, detached properties, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents sitting far above national figures.
$730
▲ +27.0%
- $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 Beacon Hill — higher than 99% of areas.
| Beacon Hill | $730 |
|---|---|
| 2100, NSW | $600 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,250 are among the highest for this area and well above the New South Wales figure. Renters also face high costs, with the usual weekly rent of $730 sitting far above both state and national levels.
$3,250 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,817
- 2016: $2,900
- 2021: $3,250
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Beacon Hill, the largest group is $750 or more at 47%, followed by $550–$749 (23%) and $350–$549 (19%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Beacon Hill, $3,000 or more is the majority at 58%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A small number of households rent here (16.4%), which is far below the national figure. Most homes are owned, with 44% held with a mortgage and 37% owned outright, a figure well above the state and national averages.
16.4% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.0% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Beacon Hill, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 44%, followed by Owned outright (37%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large family homes dominate the area, with 89.4% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure, and it helps explain why people per bedroom (0.90) is a little above the Australian average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.5%
- 2016: 91.0%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.4%
- 2016: 92.0%
- 2021: 89.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Beacon Hill, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Beacon Hill splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (38%) and 3 bedrooms (33%), with 5 or more at 20%.
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 Beacon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10238/beacon-hill/topic/housing-dwellings