$320 ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Goulburn · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More affordable housing options define daily life in Goulburn, where typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,625. This is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. While costs are lower than state and national levels, the area has a high proportion of renters compared to most similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn — higher than 63% of areas.
| Goulburn | $320 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | $320 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $320, which is a little below the national figure of $375. Most mortgage holders in Goulburn pay between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$320 ▲ +73.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,625 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Goulburn splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (41%) and $350–$549 (39%), with Under $200 at 19%.
In Goulburn, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.0% of households renting. This is well above the Australian figure of 30.6%.
34.0% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Goulburn splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common than in the state or national average, making up 84.1% of homes. Most of these are large, with 77.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.4% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Goulburn, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
In Goulburn, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11731/goulburn/topic/housing-dwellings