$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Owens Gap · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher typical mortgage payments than most similar areas mark the housing landscape in Owens Gap. Most people here own their homes, though very few do so outright. The area is almost exclusively made up of separate houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Owens Gap — higher than 54% of areas.
| Owens Gap | $290 |
|---|---|
| 2337, NSW | $290 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $2,167, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure. In contrast, the usual weekly rent of $290 is well below both the state and national figures.
$290 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Owens Gap, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 60%; $3,000 or more is next at 40%.
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in Owens Gap rents their home, which is far below the national figure. Most households are owned with a mortgage at 45.7%, while those owned outright are much lower than most areas at 22.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
22.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Owens Gap, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 53%; Owned outright is next at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 82.9% of homes, a figure far above the state and national averages. These homes are often large, with 71.4% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.4% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Owens Gap, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Owens Gap, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 2 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (31%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Owens Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13116/owens-gap/topic/housing-dwellings