$127 ▼ -60.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $127
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boydtown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Boydtown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A very high proportion of people own their homes outright in Boydtown, far above the state and national figures. This stability is paired with remarkably low rental costs, making the area quite different from most similar places.
$127
▼ -60.3%
- $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 Boydtown — lower than 90% of areas.
| Boydtown | $127 |
|---|---|
| 2551, NSW | $270 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $127, which is far below both the New South Wales figure of $420 and the national average of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,831, slightly below the state average.
$1,831 ▲ +181.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,831
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Boydtown, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 64.1% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Only 15.4% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
15.4% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
64.1% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 63.3%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Boydtown, Owned outright is the majority at 61%; Other tenure is next at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up only 38.5% of homes, far below the national figure of 72.3%. The area has a low proportion of large homes, with only 33.3% having three or more bedrooms.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
38.5% ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
33.3% ▼ -52.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boydtown, Other dwelling is the majority at 57%; Separate house is next at 43%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Boydtown, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 4 bedrooms (18%) and 3 bedrooms (16%).
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 Boydtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10539/boydtown/topic/housing-dwellings