Sherwood · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Sherwood

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

Weekly rents of just $200 mark Sherwood as a much more affordable place to live than most of New South Wales. While typical mortgage payments are also well below the state average, the area remains a low-cost option for residents.

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📍 Sherwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Sherwood sits — Median rent (weekly)

$200
  • $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 — lower than 75% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Sherwood$200
2474, NSW $280
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly home loan payments are also lower than the state average, sitting at $1,717 compared to $2,167.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Rented at 50%, ahead of Owned outright (42%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Sherwood, the largest group is Rented at 35%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Most homes in Sherwood have about 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.80

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

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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Sherwood splits fairly evenly between 1 bedroom (25%) and 2 bedrooms (25%), with 3 bedrooms at 25%.

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/SAL13553/sherwood/topic/housing-dwellings