$738 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $738
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Crackenback · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Extremely high housing costs set Crackenback apart from most similar areas. This is a place where the typical weekly rent of $738 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,819 are both well above state and national figures. These steep costs sit alongside a high rate of outright home ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Crackenback — higher than 99% of areas.
| Crackenback | $738 |
|---|---|
| 2627, NSW | $410 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting and mortgages are both very expensive here. The typical weekly rent is $738, which is far above the national figure of $375, while monthly home-loan payments are $2,819.
$738 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,819 —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Crackenback, $750 or more is the majority at 100%.
In Crackenback, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common here, with 64% of homes fully paid off—far above the New South Wales figure of 31.5%. Consequently, the 20% of households that rent is far below the national average.
20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
64.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Crackenback, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92% of all homes, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. While 46% of homes have four or more bedrooms, the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is well below the national average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.0% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.0% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Crackenback, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Crackenback, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 30%, followed by 5 or more (23%) and 3 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Crackenback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11103/crackenback/topic/housing-dwellings