$235 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $60
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Glenroy
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Glenroy is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This lack of apartments and townhouses goes hand-in-hand with a high rate of outright home ownership and very low housing costs.
$235
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- $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 Glenroy — lower than 65% of areas.
| Glenroy | $235 |
|---|---|
| 2653, NSW | $220 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is far more affordable here than in the rest of the state. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,072, and weekly rent is well below the national figure at just $235.
$1,072 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,250
- 2021: $1,072
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Glenroy, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common, with 58.1% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the national average. Only 19.4% of households rent, which is much lower than the state and national rates.
19.4% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (24%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 77.4% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.4% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Glenroy, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Glenroy splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (36%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 2 bedrooms at 14%.
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11683/glenroy/topic/housing-dwellings