$560 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $400
- 2016: $520
- 2021: $560
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Menai · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Menai
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High housing costs shape daily life in Menai, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,600. This is a wealthy area with a very high proportion of large family homes. Most residents own their dwellings, while very few rent compared to the rest of the state.
$560
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Menai — higher than 97% of areas.
| Menai | $560 |
|---|---|
| 2234, NSW | $600 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $560, which is well above the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with nearly 40% of households paying $3,000 or more.
$2,600 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,350
- 2016: $2,220
- 2021: $2,600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Menai, the largest group is $550–$749 at 43%, followed by $350–$549 (26%) and $750 or more (13%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Menai, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and $1,000–$1,799 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 36% of homes owned outright—a figure well above the national average. Only 14.7% of households rent, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 32.6%.
14.7% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.0% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Menai, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (36%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 94.2% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Separate houses make up 75.2% of the area, which is well above the state average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.2% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.2% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.9%
- 2016: 93.2%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Menai, Separate house is the majority at 75%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 22%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Menai splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (41%) and 3 bedrooms (41%), with 5 or more at 13%.
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 Menai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12578/menai/topic/housing-dwellings