$216 ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $118
- 2021: $216
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Doonbah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Doonbah compared to the state average, with an overwhelming 70.8% of homes owned outright. This creates a housing landscape where the typical monthly mortgage is $1,538, well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Doonbah — lower than 70% of areas.
| Doonbah | $216 |
|---|---|
| 2473, NSW | $320 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rental costs are very low here, with the typical weekly rent of $216 sitting far below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also modest; about 36.4% of households pay under $1,000 a month.
$216 ▲ +116.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,538 ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Doonbah, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Doonbah, Under $1,000 is the majority at 57%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 21%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is exceptionally high in Doonbah, with 70.8% of homes owned outright, far above the Australian average of 31%. In contrast, only 4.2% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
4.2% ▼ -56.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.8% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Doonbah, Owned outright is the majority at 74%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home here is a separate house, making up 97.9% of dwellings. These homes tend to be smaller than average, with 53.5% having three or more bedrooms, far below the national figure of 73.8%.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.9% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
53.5% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Doonbah, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Doonbah, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Doonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11276/doonbah/topic/housing-dwellings