$400 ▲ +116.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $193
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Portland · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Portland
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than 84% of homes in Lower Portland now have three or more bedrooms, reflecting a shift toward larger properties. This is a sparsely populated area where separate houses dominate the landscape, and the typical monthly mortgage payment has climbed to a substantial $2,342.
$400
▲ +116.2%
- $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 Lower Portland — higher than 82% of areas.
| Lower Portland | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2756, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are much higher than most areas, sitting well above the national figure. Typical weekly rent is $400, which is much higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national figures.
$2,342 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,342
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lower Portland, the largest group is $550–$749 at 38%, followed by Under $200 (31%) and $200–$349 (31%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Lower Portland splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (34%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 7.2% of households doing so, which is far below the state and national figures. In contrast, those who own their home outright make up 34.6% of the area, a figure well above the Australian average.
7.2% ▼ -43.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.6% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lower Portland, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.6% of all homes, far above the state and national figures. Most of these are large, with 84.1% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.6% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.3%
- 2016: 97.2%
- 2021: 96.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 84.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Portland, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Lower Portland splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (31%), with 5 or more at 18%.
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 Lower Portland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12421/lower-portland/topic/housing-dwellings