$400 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moss Vale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 86.7% of all homes in Moss Vale, a figure far above the national average. The area is dominated by large family homes and a high proportion of owners who have paid off their mortgages. While housing costs are much higher than in most similar areas, they remain about the same as the typical New South Wales figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Moss Vale — higher than 82% of areas.
| Moss Vale | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | $400 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,000 and weekly rent is $400. Both figures are much higher than in most similar areas, though they are about the same as the state and national averages.
$400 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,000 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Moss Vale, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (25%) and $550–$749 (14%).
In Moss Vale, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $3,000 or more (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.9% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 27.3% of households that rent is well below the state and national proportions.
27.3% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.9% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Moss Vale, the largest group is Owned outright at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (27%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 82.3% have three or more bedrooms, far above the New South Wales average. This helps explain why there are only 0.7 people per bedroom, which is lower than most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.7% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.3% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Moss Vale, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Moss Vale splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (39%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Moss Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12750/moss-vale/topic/housing-dwellings