$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $225
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nimbin · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Nimbin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Nimbin than in the rest of the state. This trend helps explain why housing costs are so much lower here, with the typical monthly mortgage payment sitting at just $1,199.
$300
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Nimbin — higher than 57% of areas.
| Nimbin | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $310 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the state average, with 36.6% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$1,199 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,199
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Nimbin, the largest group is $200–$349 at 49%, followed by $350–$549 (35%) and Under $200 (16%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Nimbin splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (41%) and $1,000–$1,799 (38%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes in Nimbin are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Conversely, the share of households renting is far below the state level, sitting at only 18.2%.
18.2% ▼ -28.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.7% ▲ +14.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.5%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Nimbin, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.5% of all homes, which is far above the Australian figure of 72.3%. However, Nimbin has a much lower share of large homes, with only 46.9% having three or more bedrooms.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.5% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.3%
- 2016: 90.1%
- 2021: 91.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
46.9% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Nimbin, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Nimbin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 34%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 1 bedroom (18%).
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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12974/nimbin/topic/housing-dwellings