$590 ▲ +436.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $110
- 2021: $590
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Porters Retreat · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Porters Retreat
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A hundred per cent of homes in Porters Retreat are separate houses, creating a landscape of detached living. This is an area where large homes are the norm, with nearly all dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
$590
▲ +436.4%
- $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 Porters Retreat — higher than 99% of areas.
| Porters Retreat | $590 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the highest for this area level at $590, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $420. In contrast, typical monthly home-loan payments are well below the national figure, sitting at $1,474.
$1,474 ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,600
- 2016: $831
- 2021: $1,474
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Porters Retreat, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the Australian average at 42.3%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is 23.1%, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
23.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.3% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Porters Retreat splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large houses dominate the area, with 96.2% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 79.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.2% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 96.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Porters Retreat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Porters Retreat splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (29%), with 1 bedroom at 14%.
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 Porters Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13261/porters-retreat/topic/housing-dwellings