$200 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 92.4% of all homes in Ravenswood, making detached living the norm here. The area is marked by very low housing costs, with typical rents and mortgages sitting far below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ravenswood — lower than 75% of areas.
| Ravenswood | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2824, NSW | $200 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $779, both of which are far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
$200 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$779 ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ravenswood, the largest group is Under $200 at 49%, followed by $200–$349 (42%) and $350–$549 (9%).
In Ravenswood, Under $1,000 is the majority at 80%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 20%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 43.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the state and national averages, while 27.2% of households rent.
27.2% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.7% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ravenswood, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Rented (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than in the rest of the country, though the number of people per bedroom is well below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.4% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.6% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ravenswood, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Ravenswood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13334/ravenswood/topic/housing-dwellings