$650 ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $650
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cromer · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cromer
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,142 make Cromer one of the most expensive areas to live in at this level. Housing costs are far above the national figure, and the area is dominated by large, detached family homes. This creates a high-cost environment where few people rent compared to the rest of the state.
$650
▲ +32.7%
- $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 Cromer — higher than 99% of areas.
| Cromer | $650 |
|---|---|
| 2099, NSW | $550 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both buying and renting are very expensive here, with typical weekly rents of $650 and typical monthly loan payments of $3,142. These figures are far above the national averages, and more than half of mortgage holders pay $3,000 or more each month.
$3,142 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,600
- 2016: $2,700
- 2021: $3,142
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cromer, the largest group is $750 or more at 39%, followed by $550–$749 (29%) and $350–$549 (19%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cromer, $3,000 or more is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home is much more common than renting, with only 15.0% of households renting—a figure far below the New South Wales average. Around 36.1% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure.
15.0% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.1% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cromer, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 42%, followed by Owned outright (36%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 78.1% of all homes, a share far above the state average. These are typically large properties, as 78.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms, and there are 0.90 people per bedroom, which is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
78.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 76.4%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.7%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cromer, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Cromer splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (31%), with 5 or more at 16%.
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 Cromer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11119/cromer/topic/housing-dwellings