$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Goodwood Island · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rentals have become a defining feature of Goodwood Island, with half of all households now renting. This shift is paired with housing costs that remain well below the state and national figures. It is a sparsely populated area where small homes are more common than in other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goodwood Island — lower than 60% of areas.
| Goodwood Island | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2469, NSW | $240 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the New South Wales figure at $250. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,517 is well below the state average.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Goodwood Island splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all households rent, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. Another 33.3% of homes are owned outright, which is a little above the Australian average.
50.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Goodwood Island, Rented is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 34%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Small homes are common here, as the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is well above the Australian average.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
63.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
47.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Goodwood Island, Separate house is the majority at 61%; Other dwelling is next at 39%.
In Goodwood Island, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 1 bedroom (21%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Goodwood Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11709/goodwood-island/topic/housing-dwellings