$680 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $680
- 2021: $680
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Breakfast Point · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over 91% of homes in Breakfast Point are flats or apartments, making it a very high-density area. This shift away from houses is reflected in the high cost of living here, where both rents and mortgage payments sit well above the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Breakfast Point — higher than 99% of areas.
| Breakfast Point | $680 |
|---|---|
| 2137, NSW | $560 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with a typical weekly rent of $680 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,800. Both figures are far above the New South Wales and national averages.
$680 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,800 ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Breakfast Point, the largest group is $550–$749 at 40%, followed by $750 or more (32%) and $350–$549 (27%).
In Breakfast Point, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and $1,000–$1,799 (14%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 36.0% of households renting. This is well above the national figure of 30.6%.
36.0% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.4% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Breakfast Point splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned outright (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very rare, making up only 4.4% of homes, which is far below the state average. Most people live in apartments, and with few large homes, there is a high density of one person per bedroom.
1.00 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
4.4% ▼ -43.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
34.2% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Breakfast Point, Flat or apartment is the majority at 92%; Separate house is next at 4%.
In Breakfast Point, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 3 bedrooms (29%) and 1 bedroom (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Breakfast Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10554/breakfast-point/topic/housing-dwellings