$265 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lake Cowal · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Monthly mortgage payments of just $850 in Lake Cowal are far below the New South Wales figure. This sparsely populated area is much more affordable than most of the state, with both rent and loan repayments sitting well under national levels.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Cowal — lower than 55% of areas.
| Lake Cowal | $265 |
|---|---|
| 2671, NSW | $225 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loans are far below the New South Wales figure by $1,317. Weekly rents are also well below the national average, coming in at $265.
$265 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$850 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lake Cowal, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, ahead of Owned outright (21%).
In Lake Cowal, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 70%; Owned outright is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes here have 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Lake Cowal, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Lake Cowal splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (38%) and 5 or more (38%), with 2 bedrooms at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lake Cowal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12253/lake-cowal/topic/housing-dwellings