$135 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Extremely affordable living defines Reefton, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $537. This makes it one of the cheapest places in the region to secure a home. Low costs extend to renters too, keeping the local housing market far more accessible than in most of Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Reefton — lower than 89% of areas.
| Reefton | $135 |
|---|---|
| 2666, NSW | $230 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $135, which is far below the national figure of $375. This trend extends to home buyers, with typical monthly loan payments sitting at $537, far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167.
$135 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$537 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 47%, ahead of Rented (20%).
In Reefton, Owned outright is the majority at 70%; Rented is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than usual, with only 0.70 people per bedroom. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.90 and a little below the national average.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Reefton, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Reefton, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13357/reefton/topic/housing-dwellings