$23 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Grahamstown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Grahamstown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Grahamstown has remained remarkably stable, with a landscape dominated by separate houses and very low costs. The area is almost entirely composed of homeowners, with no renters recorded in the latest census. Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,272, which is well below the national figure.
$23
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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 Grahamstown — lower than 99% of areas.
| Grahamstown | $23 |
|---|---|
| 2729, NSW | $200 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest in the country at just $23, far below the Australian figure of $375. Similarly, monthly home-loan payments are far below the New South Wales typical of $2,167.
$1,272 ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,100
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,272
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Grahamstown, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 43%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, with 61.5% of residents doing so, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why there are no renting households in the area.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
61.5% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Grahamstown, Owned outright is the majority at 62%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 38%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Grahamstown is a separate house. While 73.1% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as across Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.50
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.1% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.5%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Grahamstown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Grahamstown splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (26%), with 2 bedrooms at 24%.
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 Grahamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11741/grahamstown/topic/housing-dwellings