$150 ▲ +400.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $30
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Booligal · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs set Booligal apart from the rest of the state. Most residents own their homes outright, and the typical weekly rent is only $150, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where home ownership is very high and the cost of living is relatively low.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Booligal — lower than 86% of areas.
| Booligal | $150 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | $175 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,400, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Renters pay just $150 a week, a rate that is far below both the state and national averages.
$150 ▲ +400.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,400 ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 61.1% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national average. Only 8.3% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
8.3% ▼ -71.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
61.1% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Booligal, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Other tenure is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house, with 94.4% of dwellings being detached. These homes tend to be large, as 88.9% have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the New South Wales average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.9% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Booligal, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Booligal, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (25%) and 5 or more (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Booligal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10482/booligal/topic/housing-dwellings