$130 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Louth · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Louth
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Louth have remained remarkably low compared to the rest of the country. The typical weekly rent is just $130, reflecting a housing market that is far more affordable than state and national figures.
$130
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- $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 Louth — lower than 90% of areas.
| Louth | $130 |
|---|---|
| 2840, NSW | $180 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,000, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Rents are also much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly cost of $130.
$1,000 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Louth, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in the area rents their home, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. About 33.3% of homes are owned outright, while 23.3% have a mortgage.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Louth, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Other tenure (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, which make up 73.3% of dwellings. These homes tend to be large, with 73.3% having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
73.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.3% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Louth, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 32%, followed by 5 or more (25%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).
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 Louth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12403/louth/topic/housing-dwellings