$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mallee · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $175 makes Mallee one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing stands in stark contrast to the much higher prices seen across the rest of the state and country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mallee — lower than 81% of areas.
| Mallee | $175 |
|---|---|
| 2738, NSW | $250 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents in Mallee are far below the New South Wales figure of $420 and the national figure of $375, sitting much lower than most other areas.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 75%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Mallee, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.10 people per bedroom. This is well above the Australian figure of 0.80 and a little above the state average of 0.90.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mallee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12468/mallee/topic/housing-dwellings