$250 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Candelo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $1,200 make Candelo a much more affordable place to live than most areas. Housing is dominated by detached homes, with a very high number of residents owning their place outright. This creates a stable living environment where housing costs are far below state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Candelo — lower than 60% of areas.
| Candelo | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $250, and the typical monthly mortgage payment is far below the New South Wales average, sitting at $1,200.
$250 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,200 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Candelo, $200–$349 is the majority at 67%; $350–$549 is next at 33%.
In Candelo, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 46.0% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is far below the state average at only 12.7%.
12.7% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.0% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Candelo, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in Candelo is a separate house, with 99.3% of dwellings fitting this type. Most are larger homes, as 72.9% have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the state average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.3% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Candelo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Candelo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10787/candelo/topic/housing-dwellings