$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
North Dorrigo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in North Dorrigo is a separate house. This residential pattern is far more common here than in the rest of the state, and more than half of these properties are owned outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is North Dorrigo — higher than 57% of areas.
| North Dorrigo | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2453, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are notably low, with the typical monthly home loan payment of $1,192 sitting far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rents are also well below the national figure, typically costing $300.
$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,192 ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In North Dorrigo, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In North Dorrigo, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 54.2% of households. This helps explain why the proportion of people renting is far below the New South Wales average, at just 9.6%.
9.6% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In North Dorrigo, Owned outright is the majority at 61%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in North Dorrigo tend to be larger than the state average, with 77.1% having three or more bedrooms. Despite this, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) 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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.1% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In North Dorrigo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In North Dorrigo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in North Dorrigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12999/north-dorrigo/topic/housing-dwellings