$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cathcart
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 94.7% of the homes in Cathcart, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. This is a highly affordable area where housing costs are far below the state and national figures. Half of all homes are owned outright, which is much higher than in most other parts of the country.
$180
—
- $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 Cathcart — lower than 80% of areas.
| Cathcart | $180 |
|---|---|
| 2632, NSW | $200 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are typically $954 and weekly rents are just $180. Both figures are far below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
$954 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $954
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cathcart, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Cathcart splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (50%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes are owned outright, a rate far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, 26.3% of households rent, which is well below the state average.
26.3% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cathcart, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Rented is next at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While nearly all homes are separate houses, they tend to be smaller than usual; the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the national average. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 94.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
44.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cathcart, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cathcart, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Cathcart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10854/cathcart/topic/housing-dwellings