$1,885 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,456
- 2016: $1,183
- 2021: $1,885
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Fosters Valley · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Fosters Valley is a separate house, making it a place where detached dwellings are the only option. Half of the households are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This creates a housing landscape dominated by owner-occupiers rather than renters.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment is $1,885. This is higher than in most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,167.
$1,885 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Fosters Valley, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 50% of homes owned outright and 35.7% held with a mortgage. Renting is almost non-existent at 0%, which is far below both the state and national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Fosters Valley, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 42%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While all homes are separate houses, they are smaller than average, with 64.3% having three or more bedrooms, which is well below the Australian figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% 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.
64.3% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Fosters Valley, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Fosters Valley, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (18%) and 3 bedrooms (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fosters Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11555/fosters-valley/topic/housing-dwellings