$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Marlo Merrican · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs make Marlo Merrican an affordable place to live. The typical weekly rent is just $250, which is well below the national figure. This affordability is paired with a high rate of home ownership, as more people own their homes outright here than in the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marlo Merrican — lower than 60% of areas.
| Marlo Merrican | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | $290 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,625, which is well below the New South Wales figure. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, sitting at $250 compared to the national figure of $375.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,625 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than in the state or nation, with only 15% of households renting. Meanwhile, 35% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average of 31%.
15.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.0% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Marlo Merrican splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Rented at 15%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Marlo Merrican is a separate house, far exceeding the national figure of 72.3%. While three-bedroom homes are far less common than in most areas, homes here are used efficiently with 1.00 person per bedroom.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
35.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Marlo Merrican, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Marlo Merrican, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 70%; 2 bedrooms is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Marlo Merrican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12505/marlo-merrican/topic/housing-dwellings