$2,494 —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,570
- 2021: $2,494
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Mount Wilson · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A massive 39 point gap separates Mount Wilson from the state and national average in home ownership, where most people own their place outright. This small mountain community is almost entirely made up of separate houses, with very few people renting.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment is $2,494, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of $1,863.
$2,494 —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 70.3% of homes owned outright. This is far above the national figure of 31% and reflects a market where no households are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mount Wilson, Owned outright is the majority at 84%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.9% of homes, far above the New South Wales average of 65.6%. While 73% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are far fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mount Wilson, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Wilson, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Wilson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12815/mount-wilson/topic/housing-dwellings