$428 ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $323
- 2016: $430
- 2021: $428
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dundas · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dundas
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High housing costs define daily life in Dundas, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,500. This is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. Residents face a tight market with expensive rentals and a lower proportion of outright home ownership than the state average.
$428
▲ +32.5%
- $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 Dundas — higher than 86% of areas.
| Dundas | $428 |
|---|---|
| 2117, NSW | $417 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $428, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Mortgage stress is also common, with 37.4% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$2,500 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dundas, the largest group is $350–$549 at 49%, followed by $200–$349 (19%) and $550–$749 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Dundas splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 14%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most areas, making up 34.5% of households. Meanwhile, only 26.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure that is well below both the state and national averages.
34.5% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.4% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Dundas splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (35%), with Owned outright at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 52.2% of homes. However, 74.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are more people per bedroom than the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
52.2% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.6% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dundas, Separate house is the majority at 52%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 41%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dundas, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Dundas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11315/dundas/topic/housing-dwellings