Merricumbene · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Merricumbene

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Fewer than one person per bedroom is the norm for homes in Merricumbene. This sparsely populated area is marked by very low housing costs compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Merricumbene, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Monthly home-loan payments are typically just $542, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167 and the national figure of $1,863.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 33%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Merricumbene, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

With 0.90 people per bedroom, the area is much higher than most similar places, though this is about the same as the New South Wales average.

0.90

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Merricumbene, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Merricumbene, 1 bedroom is the majority at 100%.

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 Merricumbene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12593/merricumbene/topic/housing-dwellings