Retreat · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Retreat

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

Monthly mortgage payments of just $959 are far below the national figure in Retreat. This makes housing costs in the area much lower than in most other places. It is a small community where residents generally face much lower home loan pressures than those across New South Wales.

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📍 Retreat, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly home-loan payments are $959, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,167 and the Australian average of $1,863.

$959

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $867
  • 2021: $959

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 72%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Retreat, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

With 0.80 people per bedroom, this area has more people sharing rooms than most similar places, though this is about the same as the national figure.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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Retreat splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (33%), with 4 bedrooms at 33%.

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 Retreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13368/retreat/topic/housing-dwellings