$190 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Carabost · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Carabost
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Carabost is a separate house, making it one of the few areas with 100% detached housing. This residential layout is paired with a high rate of outright ownership and very low rental costs compared to the rest of the state.
$190
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carabost — lower than 77% of areas.
| Carabost | $190 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $190, which is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,733, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Carabost, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Carabost, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national average at 44.4%. Renters make up 25.9% of households, which is well below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
25.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 69.6%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Carabost, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, with 74.1% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 68.6%, and there are about 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.1% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Carabost, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Carabost splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (43%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Carabost [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10804/carabost/topic/housing-dwellings