$375 ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $322
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
East Hills · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 63% of the dwellings in East Hills, though this is much lower than most other similar areas. The suburb is marked by high housing costs and a rental rate that is well above the national figure. Typical monthly mortgage payments here are $2,500, which is well above the Australian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is East Hills — higher than 77% of areas.
| East Hills | $375 |
|---|---|
| 2213, NSW | $470 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments of $2,500 are much higher than most areas and sit well above the national figure. Weekly rent is about the same as the Australian typical of $375, though this is much higher than most similar areas.
$375 ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,500 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
East Hills splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (35%) and $350–$549 (31%), with $550–$749 at 19%.
East Hills splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 17%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 34.2% of households renting, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 28.8% of homes owned outright is much lower than in most other areas.
34.2% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.8% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
East Hills splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (34%), with Owned outright at 29%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are larger, with 75.6% having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is higher than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
63.0% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.6% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In East Hills, Separate house is the majority at 63%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 23%.
In East Hills, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in East Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11354/east-hills/topic/housing-dwellings