$315 ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $315
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moama · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moama
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people own their homes outright in Moama than in most similar areas. This is a place where detached houses dominate the landscape and housing costs remain well below the state average.
$315
▲ +43.2%
- $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 Moama — higher than 61% of areas.
| Moama | $315 |
|---|---|
| 2731, NSW | $311 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $315, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly mortgage payments are also lower than average, typically costing $1,627.
$1,627 ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,560
- 2021: $1,627
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Moama splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (42%) and $350–$549 (39%), with Under $200 at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Moama, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 43.6% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Conversely, the 20.2% of households renting is far below the New South Wales rate of 32.6%.
20.2% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.6% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moama, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.7% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 77.5% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.6%
- 2016: 84.0%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.5% ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.7%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 77.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moama, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moama, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12665/moama/topic/housing-dwellings