$240 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Reedy Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Reedy Swamp is a separate house, making it stand out compared to most similar areas. This is a place where people are far more likely to own their homes outright than the state or national average. While houses here are often smaller, the costs of owning or renting are generally lower than in the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reedy Swamp — lower than 63% of areas.
| Reedy Swamp | $240 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the New South Wales figure, at just $240. Monthly mortgage payments are also well below the state average, sitting at $1,717.
$240 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,717 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Reedy Swamp, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Reedy Swamp, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 43.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state and national averages at only 16.7%.
16.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Reedy Swamp, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes are detached houses, though they are often smaller than usual, as only 56.7% have three or more bedrooms. This contributes to a higher density of residents per bedroom compared to the rest of Australia.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Reedy Swamp, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Reedy Swamp, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 32%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Reedy Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13356/reedy-swamp/topic/housing-dwellings