$3,337 ▲ +95.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,709
- 2021: $3,337
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Sassafras · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sassafras
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly home-loan payment of $3,337 makes Sassafras an expensive place to buy, with costs well above the state average. This high financial commitment stands out as the most striking feature of the local housing market.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for similar areas, sitting $1,170 above the New South Wales figure and $1,474 above the national average.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 36%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (36%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Sassafras splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in local homes. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Australian figure.
0.80 ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sassafras, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sassafras, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 1 bedroom is next at 44%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sassafras [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13508/sassafras/topic/housing-dwellings