$650 ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $640
- 2016: $750
- 2021: $650
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Haymarket · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Apartments make up 98.8% of all homes in Haymarket, creating a dense urban landscape. This high concentration of flats is matched by a very strong rental market and some of the highest housing costs in the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Haymarket — higher than 99% of areas.
| Haymarket | $650 |
|---|---|
| 2000, NSW | $625 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is far above the national figure, with a typical weekly payment of $650. For those with mortgages, the typical monthly payment is $2,600, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
$650 ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,600 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Haymarket, the largest group is $550–$749 at 41%, followed by $750 or more (30%) and $350–$549 (20%).
In Haymarket, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is the dominant way of living here, with 75.6% of households renting, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, those who own their homes outright make up only 9.5% of the area.
75.6% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
9.5% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Haymarket, Rented is the majority at 76%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 10%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are much smaller than usual, as only 11.1% have three or more bedrooms and detached houses are almost non-existent at 0.2%. Because of this, the area has 1.4 people per bedroom, which is far above the Australian figure.
1.40 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
0.2% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
11.1% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Haymarket, Flat or apartment is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 0%.
In Haymarket, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 1 bedroom is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/topic/housing-dwellings