$380 ▲ +153.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Firefly · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Firefly
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Firefly is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing focused areas in the region. This is a place where home ownership is very common, with nearly half of all residents owning their homes outright.
$380
▲ +153.3%
- $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 Firefly — higher than 78% of areas.
| Firefly | $380 |
|---|---|
| 2429, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,600 are well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. However, typical weekly rents are $380, which is much higher than most similar areas.
$1,600 ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,408
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Firefly, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Firefly, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 48%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (9%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 48.0% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. This is consistent with the very low number of households renting, which is just 6.1%.
6.1% ▼ -63.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.0% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Firefly, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (6%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, and these tend to be large, with 79.6% having three or more bedrooms. Because of this, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 94.5%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 79.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Firefly, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Firefly, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Firefly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11524/firefly/topic/housing-dwellings