Erina Heights · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Erina Heights

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

Separate houses make up 95.6% of all homes in Erina Heights, making it a suburb of mostly detached dwellings. This is a high-cost area where typical monthly mortgage payments are much higher than most other areas. While home ownership is strong, the cost of both owning and renting is well above the national figure.

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📍 Erina Heights, Suburb / Locality

Where Erina Heights sits — Median rent (weekly)

$485 ▲ +61.7%
  • $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 Erina Heights — higher than 91% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Erina Heights$485
2260, NSW $510
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,500, which is well above the Australian figure. Renters also face high costs, with the usual weekly rent of $485 sitting among the highest for areas of this type.

$485 ▲ +61.7%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $300
  • 2016: $480
  • 2021: $485

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$2,500 ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $2,400
  • 2016: $2,188
  • 2021: $2,500

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Erina Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 59%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Erina Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $3,000 or more (37%) and $1,000–$1,799 (13%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very common here, with 43.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state and national figures. In contrast, only 16.3% of households rent, a figure far below that of New South Wales.

16.3% ▲ +25.6%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 16.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

43.7% ▲ +14.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 38.2%
  • 2016: 41.0%
  • 2021: 43.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Erina Heights splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 16%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

The area is dominated by large homes, as 88.9% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national average. This contributes to a higher density of people per bedroom than in most of Australia.

0.90 ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

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

95.6% ▼ -4.4%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 93.4%
  • 2021: 95.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

88.9% ▲ +4.0%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 85.5%
  • 2016: 88.5%
  • 2021: 88.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Erina Heights, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.

Bedrooms per home

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Erina Heights splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (32%) and 3 bedrooms (29%), with 5 or more at 28%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Erina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11437/erina-heights/topic/housing-dwellings