$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Paterson
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.9% of all homes in Paterson, making it a place dominated by detached dwellings. This is a spacious area where most residents own their homes and the vast majority of properties have three or more bedrooms.
$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 Paterson — higher than 57% of areas.
| Paterson | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2421, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment is $2,000, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
$2,000 ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (30%), with $3,000 or more at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Australia, with only 12.6% of households renting. In contrast, 35.3% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state and national levels.
12.6% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.3% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Paterson, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (36%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm here, as 85% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the state average. Separate houses are the same across almost every home, accounting for 97.9% of the total.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.9% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.9%
- 2016: 98.3%
- 2021: 97.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.0% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.8%
- 2016: 84.9%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Paterson, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Paterson splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (40%) and 3 bedrooms (36%), with 5 or more at 13%.
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/housing-dwellings