$250 ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Russell · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Mount Russell, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,300. This is a place of large, detached homes and high rates of outright ownership compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Russell — lower than 60% of areas.
| Mount Russell | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2360, NSW | $270 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,300 is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rent is also much lower than elsewhere, sitting at $250 compared to the national figure of $375.
$250 ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mount Russell, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Russell, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.6% of homes owned outright, which is well above the 31% national average. Only 13.6% of households rent, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
13.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.6% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Mount Russell splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 14%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Mount Russell is a separate house, and 93.2% have three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.2% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mount Russell, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Russell, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Russell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12801/mount-russell/topic/housing-dwellings