$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Conargo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents as low as $125 set Conargo apart from the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area is defined by affordable housing and a high proportion of homeowners who own their properties outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Conargo — lower than 90% of areas.
| Conargo | $125 |
|---|---|
| 2710, NSW | $220 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rental costs are far below the national figure, with typical weekly rent at $125. Monthly home-loan payments of $1,500 are also well below the New South Wales average of $2,167.
$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,500 ▲ +130.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 39.5% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Only 9.3% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and Australia.
9.3% ▼ -68.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Conargo, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (22%) and Other tenure (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Conargo is a separate house, a proportion far above the national average of 72.3%. However, the area has fewer large homes than most, with 65.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.1% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Conargo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Conargo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 2 bedrooms (20%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Conargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10998/conargo/topic/housing-dwellings