$715 ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $690
- 2016: $850
- 2021: $715
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kangaroo Point · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kangaroo Point
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $4,077 make Kangaroo Point one of the most expensive places to live in the region. Most residents live in large, detached family homes and own their property outright, creating a very stable and wealthy residential pocket.
$715
▲ +3.6%
- $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 Kangaroo Point — higher than 99% of areas.
| Kangaroo Point | $715 |
|---|---|
| 2224, NSW | $550 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Costs are far above the state and national figures here, with typical weekly rents reaching $715. Home loans are also very high, and over half of mortgage holders pay $3,000 or more each month.
$4,077 ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $4,333
- 2016: $4,000
- 2021: $4,077
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Kangaroo Point, $550–$749 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Kangaroo Point, $3,000 or more is the majority at 61%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, at just 2.6%, which is much lower than most areas. Instead, 45.5% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%.
2.6% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Kangaroo Point splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (47%) and Owned outright (45%), with Not stated at 5%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house (97.4%), and 97.9% have three or more bedrooms. This explains why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the New South Wales figure of 0.90.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 97.2%
- 2021: 97.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
97.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.6%
- 2016: 98.3%
- 2021: 97.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kangaroo Point, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kangaroo Point, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 5 or more (29%) and 3 bedrooms (23%).
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 Kangaroo Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12068/kangaroo-point/topic/housing-dwellings