$440 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $415
- 2021: $440
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Emu Heights · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Emu Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.3% of the dwellings in Emu Heights. This is a suburb of large family homes, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167. Most residents own their homes, and the area has a much higher proportion of large properties than most other places.
$440
▲ +37.5%
- $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 Emu Heights — higher than 87% of areas.
| Emu Heights | $440 |
|---|---|
| 2750, NSW | $390 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $440, and monthly mortgage payments are usually $2,167. Both figures are much higher than in most areas, though they sit about the same as the New South Wales figures.
$2,167 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,079
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Emu Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 68%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Emu Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $3,000 or more (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of households (50.3%) have a mortgage, while 31.9% own their home outright. The proportion of households renting is 16.3%, which is far below the state and national figures.
16.3% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.9% ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Emu Heights, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 50%; Owned outright is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, with 95.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure, and 97.3% of all homes are separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.3% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.7%
- 2016: 98.0%
- 2021: 97.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.1% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.1%
- 2016: 94.4%
- 2021: 95.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Emu Heights, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Emu Heights splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 14%.
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 Emu Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11420/emu-heights/topic/housing-dwellings