Quandary · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Quandary

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Extremely low housing costs define daily life in Quandary, where typical rents and mortgage payments are far below state and national figures. It is a place where every single home is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached dwellings across the area.

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Where Quandary sits — Median rent (weekly)

$125
  • $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 Quandary — lower than 90% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Quandary$125
2665, NSW $150
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is just $125, which is far below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $737 sitting far below the NSW average of $2,167.

$737

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,222
  • 2021: $737

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 40.9%. This is mirrored by a far lower proportion of households renting (18.2%) compared to the New South Wales average of 32.6%.

How homes are owned or rented

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Quandary splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Rented at 15%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Every home in Quandary is a separate house, a figure far above the Australian average of 72.3%. While 68.2% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, this is well below the national figure of 73.8%.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Quandary, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Quandary, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 5 or more is next at 27%.

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 Quandary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13302/quandary/topic/housing-dwellings