$450 ▲ +200.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $340
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bywong · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 99.1% of all homes in Bywong, far more than the national figure. This rural landscape is dominated by large, detached properties where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,419, which is well above the Australian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bywong — higher than 88% of areas.
| Bywong | $450 |
|---|---|
| 2621, NSW | $500 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs here are much higher than most areas. The usual weekly rent is $450, which is a little above the national figure, while monthly mortgage payments are much higher than in most other places.
$450 ▲ +200.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,419 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Bywong splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (31%) and $200–$349 (28%), with $750 or more at 22%.
In Bywong, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 37%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (30%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 7.9% of households renting—a figure far below the New South Wales average. This is consistent with the 38.7% of homes owned outright, which is well above the state and national figures.
7.9% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.7% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bywong, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 39%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Bywong are typically much larger than average, with 91.9% having three or more bedrooms. Because these houses are so spacious, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to most of the country.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.1% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bywong, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
In Bywong, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (25%) and 5 or more (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bywong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10733/bywong/topic/housing-dwellings