$550 ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $460
- 2021: $550
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Skennars Head · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Skennars Head
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renters in Skennars Head pay some of the highest prices for their level, with typical weekly rents reaching $550. This is a costly area where over half of the homes are owned outright, and the vast majority of residents live in large, detached houses.
$550
▲ +41.0%
- $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 Skennars Head — higher than 96% of areas.
| Skennars Head | $550 |
|---|---|
| 2478, NSW | $430 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $550, which is well above the national figure of $375. Home loan costs are also high, with the typical monthly payment of $2,297 sitting much higher than in most similar areas.
$2,297 ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,874
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,297
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Skennars Head splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (32%) and $350–$549 (30%), with $750 or more at 19%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Skennars Head, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $3,000 or more (27%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of the homes (51.4%) are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. This helps explain why only 15.9% of households are renting, which is far below the state and national figures.
15.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.4% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Skennars Head, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 88.4% of dwellings are separate houses and 77.4% have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the state average, though the typical number of people per bedroom is about the same as across Australia.
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.
88.4% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 84.4%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 76.1%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Skennars Head, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Skennars Head splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (35%) and 3 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 15%.
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 Skennars Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13569/skennars-head/topic/housing-dwellings