$330 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $288
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fernvale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings in Fernvale, placing it among the highest for this home type compared to similar areas. This is a predominantly owner-occupied community where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,645, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fernvale — higher than 66% of areas.
| Fernvale | $330 |
|---|---|
| 2484, NSW | $350 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $330, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also lower than the state and national averages.
$330 ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,645 ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Fernvale splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
In Fernvale, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by $3,000 or more (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (23%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.2% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Australian average. Only 13.8% of households rent, a figure far below the state and national levels.
13.8% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Fernvale splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (41%), with Rented at 14%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Fernvale is a separate house. While 73.6% of these have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.6% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Fernvale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Fernvale splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fernvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11514/fernvale/topic/housing-dwellings