$465 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $310
- 2016: $410
- 2021: $465
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Garden Suburb · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more homes are owned outright in Garden Suburb than across New South Wales, where 45% of residents own their place without a mortgage. This is a suburb dominated by large, separate houses and a very small number of renters.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Garden Suburb — higher than 89% of areas.
| Garden Suburb | $465 |
|---|---|
| 2289, NSW | $420 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents here are among the highest for similar areas, typically reaching $465. Typical monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the state figure, sitting at $2,066.
$465 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,066 ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Garden Suburb, the largest group is $350–$549 at 43%, followed by $200–$349 (21%) and $550–$749 (21%).
In Garden Suburb, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong, with 45% of residents owning their homes outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 10.6% of households rent, a proportion far below both the state and national averages.
10.6% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Garden Suburb splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 11%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house, with 99.7% of dwellings being detached. This is far above the national average, and nearly half of all homes have four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.6% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Garden Suburb, Separate house is the majority at 100%; Flat or apartment is next at 0%.
In Garden Suburb, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 5 or more (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Garden Suburb [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11591/garden-suburb/topic/housing-dwellings