$315 ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $315
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kearsley · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kearsley
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.6% of the local landscape, meaning Kearsley is almost entirely built of detached homes. This creates a residential feel where large family dwellings are the norm, with the typical mortgage payment of $1,614 sitting well below the New South Wales figure.
$315
▲ +21.2%
- $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 Kearsley — higher than 61% of areas.
| Kearsley | $315 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | $320 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $315, which is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also lower than average, with a typical payment of $1,614.
$1,614 ▲ +7.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,614
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Kearsley, $200–$349 is the majority at 51%; $350–$549 is next at 42%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Kearsley, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.8% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why the 14.3% rental rate is far below both the state and national levels.
14.3% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.8% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Kearsley splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (41%), with Rented at 14%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Kearsley are typically large, with 82.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state average, and the vast majority of these are separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.2%
- 2021: 98.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.9% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 81.6%
- 2021: 82.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kearsley, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kearsley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Kearsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12088/kearsley/topic/housing-dwellings