$233 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $50
- 2021: $233
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Scotts Flat · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Scotts Flat is a separate house, making it one of the few areas with this kind of uniformity. While these homes are often large, the area has a very high number of renters and a typical mortgage payment that is far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scotts Flat — lower than 65% of areas.
| Scotts Flat | $233 |
|---|---|
| 2330, NSW | $335 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at $3,467. In contrast, typical weekly rent is far below the New South Wales figure at just $233.
$233 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,467 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Scotts Flat, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 42.9% of households renting, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 14.3% of homes are owned outright, one of the lowest rates for similar areas.
42.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
14.3% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Scotts Flat, the largest group is Rented at 47%, followed by Other tenure (21%) and Owned outright (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are spacious, with 85.7% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is well below the national figure at 0.60.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% 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.
85.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Scotts Flat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Scotts Flat splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (41%), with 2 bedrooms at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Scotts Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13522/scotts-flat/topic/housing-dwellings