Dumaresq Valley · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Dumaresq Valley

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

A typical monthly home loan payment of just $600 makes Dumaresq Valley an area where housing costs are far lower than the state and national figures. This low cost of living stands out in a region where homes are generally less crowded than in most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Dumaresq Valley, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $600, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Other tenure at 70%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (40%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Dumaresq Valley, the largest group is Other tenure at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Owned outright (21%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are less crowded than most, with only 0.70 people per bedroom, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 0.90.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.00
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Dumaresq Valley, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Dumaresq Valley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 5 or more (25%).

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 Dumaresq Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11310/dumaresq-valley/topic/housing-dwellings