$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sherwood · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Sherwood — lower than 75% of areas.
| Sherwood | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2474, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
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.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,717 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Rented at 50%, ahead of Owned outright (42%).
In Sherwood, the largest group is Rented at 35%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).
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.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Sherwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Sherwood splits fairly evenly between 1 bedroom (25%) and 2 bedrooms (25%), with 3 bedrooms at 25%.
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