$250 ▲ +247.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $72
- 2016: $60
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bookham · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bookham is a separate house, making it a place dominated by detached dwellings. The area is characterised by large properties and housing costs that sit well below state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bookham — lower than 60% of areas.
| Bookham | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | $350 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,287, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, typically costing $250.
$250 ▲ +247.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,287 ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 8.9% of households doing so. This is far below the national figure of 30.6%, while 37.8% of homes are owned outright.
8.9% ▼ -71.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bookham, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (23%) and Other tenure (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 91.1% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.90.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bookham, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Bookham, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bookham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10476/bookham/topic/housing-dwellings