$300 ▲ +445.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $55
- 2016: $178
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sherwood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A strong preference for detached houses defines the landscape of Sherwood, where nearly 95% of homes are separate dwellings. It is an area of high stability and ownership, with 70.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure.
$300
▲ +445.5%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sherwood — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sherwood | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | $295 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia. Meanwhile, typical monthly home loan payments are $1,820, a little below the state average.
$1,820 ▲ +142.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $750
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $1,820
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sherwood, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sherwood, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 70.2% of homes owned outright, far above the New South Wales figure of 31.5%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 8.8%.
8.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.2% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sherwood, Owned outright is the majority at 71%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.7% of all homes, far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 75.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.7% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 94.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.4% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 79.3%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sherwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sherwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Sherwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13552/sherwood/topic/housing-dwellings