$535 ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $365
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $535
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Helensburgh · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Helensburgh
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 82.2% of all homes in Helensburgh, where the housing market is marked by high costs. Most residents live in large family homes, though they face typical monthly mortgage payments and rents that are well above national figures.
$535
▲ +46.6%
- $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 Helensburgh — higher than 95% of areas.
| Helensburgh | $535 |
|---|---|
| 2508, NSW | $530 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments in Helensburgh are $2,500, which is much higher than most areas. Renters also pay a premium, with a typical weekly rent of $535, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $420.
$2,500 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,403
- 2016: $2,300
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Helensburgh splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (40%) and $350–$549 (39%), with $200–$349 at 8%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Helensburgh, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $3,000 or more (33%) and $1,000–$1,799 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes—52.9%—are owned with a mortgage. Very few people rent here, at 14.8%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
14.8% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Helensburgh, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 53%; Owned outright is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 86.9% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state average. This is consistent with the high proportion of detached houses, which account for 82.2% of all dwellings.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.2% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.6%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 82.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.4%
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Helensburgh, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Flat or apartment is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Helensburgh, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Helensburgh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11897/helensburgh/topic/housing-dwellings