$420 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $390
- 2021: $420
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Glenfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Glenfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Glenfield, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,167. This is a place where residents face significant financial pressure, with the usual weekly rent also sitting much higher than in comparable suburbs.
$420
▲ +44.8%
- $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 Glenfield — higher than 86% of areas.
| Glenfield | $420 |
|---|---|
| 2167, NSW | $420 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $420, which is a little above the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with 43.6% of households paying between $1,800 and $2,999 per month.
$2,167 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,965
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Glenfield, $350–$549 is the majority at 61%; $550–$749 is next at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Glenfield, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 47%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and $3,000 or more (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most similar areas, accounting for 33.9% of households. This is consistent with the fact that only 22.1% of homes are owned outright, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 31.5%.
33.9% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
22.1% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Glenfield, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Rented (34%) and Owned outright (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 82% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state figure of 68.6%. This helps explain why there are 0.90 people per bedroom, a rate much higher than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
69.2% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 69.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.0% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 80.7%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Glenfield, Separate house is the majority at 69%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 28%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Glenfield, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
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 Glenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11668/glenfield/topic/housing-dwellings