$230 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gundagai · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Gundagai a more affordable place to live than most of the country. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,211, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. This affordability is reflected in the high proportion of people who own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gundagai — lower than 66% of areas.
| Gundagai | $230 |
|---|---|
| 2722, NSW | $220 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting is also far cheaper here than in the rest of the state, with a typical weekly rent of $230. This is $190 lower than the New South Wales average of $420.
$230 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,211 ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Gundagai, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; Under $200 is next at 38%.
In Gundagai, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (15%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A high 45.5% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 22.9% of households rent, a rate well below both the state and national averages.
22.9% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Gundagai, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the norm for 86.8% of homes, far above the Australian average of 72.3%. While 79.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.8% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.9% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Gundagai, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Flat or apartment is next at 9%.
In Gundagai, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11809/gundagai/topic/housing-dwellings