$150 ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $20
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Matong · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Matong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A tiny fraction of the typical cost for a home is found in Matong, where most residents own their property outright. The area is dominated by detached houses and has very low housing costs compared to the rest of the state.
$150
▲ +87.5%
- $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 Matong — lower than 86% of areas.
| Matong | $150 |
|---|---|
| 2652, NSW | $225 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are just $542, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rents are also much lower than most areas at $150.
$542 ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $563
- 2016: $466
- 2021: $542
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Matong, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Matong, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of all homes (56.3%) are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why only 17.2% of households rent, a rate far below the state average.
17.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.3% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Matong, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.8% of the dwellings here, far above the New South Wales average of 65.6%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the national figure, with only 62.5% of homes fitting this size.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.8% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.5% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.5%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Matong, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
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 Matong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12533/matong/topic/housing-dwellings