$200 ▲ +300.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $50
- 2016: $115
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Galong · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Galong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than the state average define Galong, where a typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,047. This makes the area much more affordable than most of Australia, with a high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$200
▲ +300.0%
- $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 Galong — lower than 75% of areas.
| Galong | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2585, NSW | $200 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the state and national averages.
$1,047 ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,261
- 2016: $986
- 2021: $1,047
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Galong, $200–$349 is the majority at 53%; Under $200 is next at 47%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Galong, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (49.4%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, only 16% of households rent, which is far below the state and national figures.
16.0% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.4% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Galong, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (17%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.1% of all homes, which is far above the national average of 72.3%. However, Galong has fewer large homes than most areas, with only 65.4% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
95.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 91.5%
- 2021: 95.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.4% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Galong, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Galong splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (35%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 21%.
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 Galong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11584/galong/topic/housing-dwellings