$600 ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $425
- 2016: $530
- 2021: $600
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Freshwater
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of the homes in Freshwater are flats or apartments, making it a high-density pocket of the Northern Beaches. This shift away from larger houses is reflected in the area's high costs, where typical rents and mortgages are far above the national figures.
$600
▲ +41.2%
- $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 Freshwater — higher than 99% of areas.
| Freshwater | $600 |
|---|---|
| 2096, NSW | $620 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very expensive here, with typical weekly rents at $600 and monthly mortgage payments at $3,055. Both figures are well above the New South Wales average and among the highest for similar areas.
$3,055 ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,600
- 2016: $2,600
- 2021: $3,055
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Freshwater, the largest group is $550–$749 at 44%, followed by $350–$549 (28%) and $750 or more (20%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Freshwater, $3,000 or more is the majority at 55%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common in Freshwater than in most areas, with 36.6% of households renting. Conversely, the share of homes owned outright is 27.6%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
36.6% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.6% ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Freshwater splits fairly evenly between Rented (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Owned outright at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Small homes dominate the landscape, as separate houses make up only 41.7% of dwellings—far below the Australian average. This lack of larger homes is consistent with the fact that people per bedroom is among the highest at this level.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
41.7% ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
43.7% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Freshwater, Flat or apartment is the majority at 53%; Separate house is next at 42%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Freshwater, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (20%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
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 Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11572/freshwater/topic/housing-dwellings