$400 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $265
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A strong preference for detached houses has remained constant in Coolangatta, where every single home is a separate house. It is a place of high home ownership, with over half the residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolangatta — higher than 82% of areas.
| Coolangatta | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2535, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $400, which is much higher than most areas. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,833, a figure that is a little below the New South Wales average.
$400 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,833 ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (28%), with $3,000 or more at 28%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 53.6% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 6.4% of households rent, a proportion that is far below both the state and Australian averages.
6.4% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.6% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Coolangatta, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 41%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Coolangatta is a separate house, and 99.1% have three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
99.1% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Coolangatta, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Coolangatta, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 3 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11026/coolangatta/topic/housing-dwellings