$350 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Karabar · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Larger family homes dominate the daily landscape in Karabar, where 83.5% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This is a high figure compared to most other areas. Most residents live in detached houses, though a significant portion of the community rents their homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Karabar — higher than 71% of areas.
| Karabar | $350 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | $340 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $350 and monthly mortgage payments are $1,950, both of which are higher than in most areas. These figures sit a little below the New South Wales average.
$350 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Karabar, the largest group is $350–$549 at 40%, followed by $200–$349 (29%) and Under $200 (21%).
In Karabar, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 44%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (29%) and $3,000 or more (14%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 28.6% of households renting. Meanwhile, the 29.1% who own their homes outright is much lower than the norm for similar areas.
28.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.1% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Karabar, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 40%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Rented (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 80.4% of the local stock, a figure far above the state average. This helps explain why homes with three or more bedrooms are so common, appearing in 83.5% of dwellings.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.4% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.5% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Karabar, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 17%.
In Karabar, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Karabar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12079/karabar/topic/housing-dwellings