$140 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
North Star · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in North Star
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $140 makes North Star far more affordable than most other areas. The housing landscape is almost entirely made up of separate houses, with a high proportion of large family homes.
$140
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- $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 North Star — lower than 88% of areas.
| North Star | $140 |
|---|---|
| 2408, NSW | $140 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than in most areas, sitting at $140, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In North Star, Under $200 is the majority at 73%; $200–$349 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In North Star, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 29.5% of homes are owned outright, which is a little below the national figure. Roughly 24.6% of households rent, a rate that is higher than most areas but still well below the New South Wales average.
24.6% ▼ -46.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.5% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In North Star, the largest group is Owned outright at 32%, followed by Rented (26%) and Other tenure (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.4% of all homes, far above the national figure. Most of these are large, with 80.3% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom is lower than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.4% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.1%
- 2016: 96.2%
- 2021: 98.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.1%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In North Star, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →North Star splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (38%) and 3 bedrooms (35%), with 5 or more at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in North Star [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13018/north-star/topic/housing-dwellings