Laffing Waters · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Laffing Waters

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Separate houses make up 100% of all homes in Laffing Waters, a figure far above the 72.3% national average. This is a place of large, detached properties where the typical resident owns their home outright more often than in most other parts of Australia.

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📍 Laffing Waters, Suburb / Locality

Where Laffing Waters sits — Median rent (weekly)

$300
  • $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 Laffing Waters — higher than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Laffing Waters$300
2795, NSW $320
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Weekly rents are well below the national figure at $300. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,733, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average.

$1,733

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $2,979
  • 2021: $1,733

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Laffing Waters, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

A high 40.6% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Around 21.9% of households rent, a rate that is far below the state average.

21.9%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 21.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

40.6%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.7%
  • 2021: 40.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Laffing Waters splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 21%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are overwhelmingly large, with 90.6% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are only 0.7 people per bedroom, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 0.9.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

90.6%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 82.1%
  • 2021: 90.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Laffing Waters, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Laffing Waters, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 5 or more (25%) and 3 bedrooms (16%).

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 Laffing Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12242/laffing-waters/topic/housing-dwellings