$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $185
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dobies Bight · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Dobies Bight is a separate house, marking it as a purely detached residential area. This creates a distinct housing landscape where 100% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms and over half of the residents own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Dobies Bight — lower than 60% of areas.
| Dobies Bight | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2470, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly home-loan payments are also well below the state average at $1,717.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,717 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Dobies Bight, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Dobies Bight, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 44%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 51.4% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Around 24.3% of households rent, which is well below the state and national averages.
24.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Dobies Bight, the largest group is Owned outright at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (24%) and Rented (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by large homes, as 100% are separate houses with at least three bedrooms. This is far above the New South Wales average of 68.6% for three-plus bedroom homes.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Dobies Bight, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Dobies Bight, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Dobies Bight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11264/dobies-bight/topic/housing-dwellings