$413 —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $355
- 2021: $413
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Patchs Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A complete shift to detached houses has occurred in Patchs Beach, where every single home is now a separate house. This makes the area far more suburban than the state or national average, with a high proportion of larger family homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Patchs Beach — higher than 84% of areas.
| Patchs Beach | $413 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | $430 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $413 is much higher than in most similar areas. In contrast, the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,400 is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167.
$413 —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,400 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 30% of homes are owned outright, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Renting is more common here than in similar places, though at 20%, it remains far below the national figure of 30.6%.
20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Patchs Beach, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the Australian average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 70% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.0% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Patchs Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Patchs Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 79%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Patchs Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13169/patchs-beach/topic/housing-dwellings