$250 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blue Knob · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Blue Knob
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Blue Knob than across the rest of the state. This trend helps explain why housing costs are so low here, with the typical mortgage payment and weekly rent sitting well below national figures.
$250
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Blue Knob — lower than 60% of areas.
| Blue Knob | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $310 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $250, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the New South Wales average, with the typical household paying $1,300.
$1,300 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,170
- 2016: $1,170
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Blue Knob, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Blue Knob, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Blue Knob, where 66.3% of homes are owned outright. This is far above the national figure of 31%, while only 7.1% of households rent.
7.1% ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
66.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Blue Knob, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.8% of the area, which is far above the state average. However, homes here tend to be smaller, as the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.0%
- 2021: 89.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
36.7% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blue Knob, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Other dwelling is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Blue Knob splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (29%), with 1 bedroom at 25%.
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 Blue Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10415/blue-knob/topic/housing-dwellings