$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cathcart · Suburb / Locality
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.
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 |
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.
$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$954 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Cathcart, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Cathcart splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (50%).
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.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Cathcart, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Rented is next at 27%.
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.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
44.7% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Cathcart, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Cathcart, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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