$400 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $285
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rainbow Flat · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Rainbow Flat
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Rainbow Flat is a separate house, with 97.3% of dwellings being detached. This is a stable residential area where more than half of the households are owned outright, far exceeding the national figure.
$400
▲ +40.4%
- $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 Rainbow Flat — higher than 82% of areas.
| Rainbow Flat | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | $305 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,690, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Weekly rents are $400, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,690 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,623
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,690
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, $350–$549 is the majority at 75%; $200–$349 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 31%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.9% of homes owned outright, far above the Australian average of 31%. In contrast, only 7.3% of households rent, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
7.3% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 51.3%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 38%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 88% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.90.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.8%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 97.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 89.7%
- 2021: 88.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rainbow Flat, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (15%).
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 Rainbow Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13318/rainbow-flat/topic/housing-dwellings