$700 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $420
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $700
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Suffolk Park · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Suffolk Park
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 68.8% of homes in Suffolk Park, making them the most common dwelling type. The area is marked by very high living costs, with typical weekly rents and mortgage payments sitting well above the national figures.
$700
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Suffolk Park — higher than 99% of areas.
| Suffolk Park | $700 |
|---|---|
| 2481, NSW | $600 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $700, which is among the highest for similar areas and far above the $375 national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also much higher than most areas, with the usual payment being $2,383.
$2,383 ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,383
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Suffolk Park, the largest group is $750 or more at 40%, followed by $550–$749 (33%) and $350–$549 (15%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Suffolk Park, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 37%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (30%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 32.6% of households renting. Another 33.2% of homes are owned outright, a figure slightly above both the state and national averages.
32.6% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.2% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Suffolk Park splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (33%) and Rented (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Larger homes are common, with 79.4% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the Australian figure of 73.8%. While separate houses are the main dwelling type, their share is much lower than in most similar areas.
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.
68.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 79.6%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Suffolk Park, Separate house is the majority at 69%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 28%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Suffolk Park, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) 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 Suffolk Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13699/suffolk-park/topic/housing-dwellings