$285 ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $285
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Morts Estate · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs set Morts Estate apart from the rest of the state. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is far below the New South Wales figure. This makes the area significantly more affordable for both homeowners and renters than most other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Morts Estate — higher than 52% of areas.
| Morts Estate | $285 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | $270 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $285, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also low, with nearly 80% of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$285 ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Morts Estate, $200–$349 is the majority at 78%; $350–$549 is next at 16%.
In Morts Estate, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 71%; Under $1,000 is next at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, with 41.3% of households owing nothing on their mortgage. Renters make up 26.4% of the area, which is well below the state average.
26.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.3% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Morts Estate, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (27%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.2% of the area, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. While many homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.8% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Morts Estate, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
In Morts Estate, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 2 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Morts Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12743/morts-estate/topic/housing-dwellings