$280 ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Calliope · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Calliope is a separate house, making it far more detached than most areas. This layout is reflected in the large size of the dwellings and housing costs that sit well below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Calliope — higher than 50% of areas.
| Calliope | $280 |
|---|---|
| 2462, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with typical monthly loan payments of $1,466 and weekly rents of $280, both of which are well below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
$280 ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,466 ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Calliope, $350–$549 is the majority at 55%; $200–$349 is next at 45%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of the homes (46.7%) are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, 33.3% of households are renting, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
33.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Calliope, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, with 86.7% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average of 73.8%, and the typical number of people per bedroom is a little above the Australian figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.7% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Calliope, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Calliope, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (24%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Calliope [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10758/calliope/topic/housing-dwellings