$250 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Currawarna · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Affordable family living is the hallmark of Currawarna, where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,083 is far below the national figure. Every single home in the area is a separate house, and nearly 90% of these have three or more bedrooms, making it a place dominated by spacious, detached properties.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Currawarna — lower than 60% of areas.
| Currawarna | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are very low, with typical weekly rents of $250 sitting well below the Australian figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below state and national levels, with half of all households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$250 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Currawarna, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Currawarna, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in the rest of the state, with 38.5% of households owning their place fully. Conversely, the percentage of households renting is far below the national figure, sitting at just 12.3%.
12.3% ▼ -48.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.5% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Currawarna, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (37%) and Rented (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, a proportion far above the state and national averages. These homes are typically large, as 89.2% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 68.6%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.2% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Currawarna, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Currawarna, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Currawarna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11179/currawarna/topic/housing-dwellings