$160 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gravesend · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gravesend
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Gravesend, where the typical weekly rent is just $160. The area is dominated by large, separate houses and a high rate of outright home ownership. It is a residential landscape where costs remain far below the state and national figures.
$160
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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 Gravesend — lower than 84% of areas.
| Gravesend | $160 |
|---|---|
| 2401, NSW | $160 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $815 and weekly rents of $160. Both figures are far below the New South Wales and national averages.
$815 ▼ -49.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,615
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $815
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Gravesend, Under $200 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 35%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gravesend, Under $1,000 is the majority at 54%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 32%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common in Gravesend, where 42.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the 17.4% renting rate is far below the state average.
17.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.2% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gravesend, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, with 87.2% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, though the number of people per bedroom (0.80) is about the same as across Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.5%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 87.9%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gravesend, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gravesend, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Gravesend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11749/gravesend/topic/housing-dwellings