$473 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $351
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $473
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Macquarie Hills · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Macquarie Hills
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.8% of all homes in Macquarie Hills, making it a suburb of detached dwellings. This area is dominated by large family homes, with nearly all residences having three or more bedrooms.
$473
▲ +34.8%
- $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 Macquarie Hills — higher than 90% of areas.
| Macquarie Hills | $473 |
|---|---|
| 2285, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are among the highest for similar areas at $473, which is well above the national figure of $375. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,000, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
$2,000 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,907
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, $350–$549 is the majority at 64%; $550–$749 is next at 19%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 51%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 56.8% of households paying off a mortgage. This helps explain why the rental rate is only 13.2%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 32.6%.
13.2% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Owned outright is next at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 97.1% of houses having three or more bedrooms—far above the national figure of 73.8%. This high proportion of spacious houses is consistent with the 0.80 people per bedroom seen here.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.8% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.3%
- 2016: 97.5%
- 2021: 97.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
97.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.3%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 97.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Macquarie Hills, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (42%) and 5 or more (9%).
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 Macquarie Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12443/macquarie-hills/topic/housing-dwellings