$400 ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Charlestown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Charlestown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,000 mark Charlestown as a place where housing costs are much higher than in most similar areas. Most residents live in separate houses, and there is a strong presence of larger family homes compared to the rest of the state.
$400
▲ +37.9%
- $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 Charlestown — higher than 82% of areas.
| Charlestown | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2290, NSW | $390 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is $400 and typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,000, both of which are much higher than most similar areas. These figures are about the same as the New South Wales and national averages.
$2,000 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,850
- 2016: $1,863
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Charlestown, $350–$549 is the majority at 64%; $200–$349 is next at 19%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Charlestown, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and $3,000 or more (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 34.6% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 26.2% of households that rent is well below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
26.2% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.6% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Charlestown splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 76% of the area, which is far above the state average. This is reflected in the fact that 76.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the national average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
76.0% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 77.9%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.1% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 76.1%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Charlestown, Separate house is the majority at 76%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Charlestown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Charlestown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10884/charlestown/topic/housing-dwellings