$375 ▲ +275.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Medway · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Medway
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Medway is a separate house, making it far more detached than most Australian areas. The housing market here is quite expensive, with weekly rents and mortgage payments both sitting higher than in most similar places.
$375
▲ +275.0%
- $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 Medway — higher than 77% of areas.
| Medway | $375 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $375, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments are also high for this level, typically costing $1,863.
$1,863 ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,200
- 2016: $1,645
- 2021: $1,863
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Medway, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Medway, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 80%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 38.8% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. This explains why the proportion of renters is far below the Australian average at just 16.3%.
16.3% → 0.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Medway splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Medway tend to be large, with 77.6% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 68.6%, and there are typically 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.6% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 87.8%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Medway splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (32%) and 3 bedrooms (30%), with 5 or more at 25%.
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 Medway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12565/medway/topic/housing-dwellings