$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Merricumbene · Suburb / Locality
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.
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.
$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
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%).
In Merricumbene, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
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.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Merricumbene, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Merricumbene, 1 bedroom is the majority at 100%.
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