Linden · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Linden

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

Almost every home in Linden is a separate house, with 99.5% of dwellings being detached. This creates a landscape of large family homes where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,000. It is a stable area where home ownership is high and renting is very uncommon.

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📍 Linden, Suburb / Locality

Where Linden sits — Median rent (weekly)

$410 ▲ +43.9%
  • $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 Linden — higher than 84% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Linden$410
2778, NSW $420
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $410 and monthly mortgage payments are usually $2,000. Both figures are much higher than most similar areas, though they sit about the same as the New South Wales figures.

$410 ▲ +43.9%

Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $285
  • 2016: $390
  • 2021: $410

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$2,000 ▲ +15.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,733
  • 2016: $1,986
  • 2021: $2,000

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Linden, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Linden, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 49%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (29%) and Under $1,000 (11%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is far less common here than across the state, with only 8.4% of households renting. Meanwhile, 39.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%.

8.4% ▼ -21.3%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.7%
  • 2016: 7.8%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

39.5% ▲ +13.2%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.9%
  • 2016: 41.9%
  • 2021: 39.5%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Linden, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 49%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (9%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Linden is dominated by large houses, as 86.8% have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure of 0.80.

0.70 ▼ -36.4%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.70

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

99.5% ▼ -0.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 98.3%
  • 2021: 99.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

86.8% ▲ +0.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 86.5%
  • 2016: 82.1%
  • 2021: 86.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Linden, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Linden, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (16%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Linden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12344/linden/topic/housing-dwellings