$300 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Captains Flat · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Captains Flat has remained largely stable, though costs stay well below state and national levels. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,309, making it far more affordable than the New South Wales average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Captains Flat — higher than 57% of areas.
| Captains Flat | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2623, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home loan costs are also much lower than elsewhere, with the usual monthly payment sitting $858 below the state average.
$300 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,309 ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Captains Flat splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (47%) and $350–$549 (44%), with Under $200 at 8%.
In Captains Flat, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 22%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgaged homes are most common at 46.7%, while 32.6% of homes are owned outright. Only 16.5% of households rent, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
16.5% ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.6% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Captains Flat, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home here is a separate house, at 98.8%, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, these homes tend to be smaller, with only 61.6% having three or more bedrooms, far below the Australian average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Captains Flat, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
In Captains Flat, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Captains Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10803/captains-flat/topic/housing-dwellings