$300 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
East Kempsey · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in East Kempsey
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make East Kempsey a more affordable place to live than most areas. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,252, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This affordability is reflected in the rent, which is also well below state and national levels.
$300
▲ +50.0%
- $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 East Kempsey — higher than 57% of areas.
| East Kempsey | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | $295 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also low, with 57.6% of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 a month.
$1,252 ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,213
- 2021: $1,252
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In East Kempsey, $200–$349 is the majority at 62%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In East Kempsey, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 61%; Under $1,000 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 34.2% of households renting. This is the same percentage of people who own their homes outright, a figure that is well above the Australian average.
34.2% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.2% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →East Kempsey splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (34%) and Rented (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common at 84.3%, which is far above the state and national figures. These homes are generally less crowded, with 0.7 people per bedroom, well below the New South Wales average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.3% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.5%
- 2016: 85.6%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.0%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 70.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In East Kempsey, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Flat or apartment is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In East Kempsey, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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 East Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11357/east-kempsey/topic/housing-dwellings