$231 ▲ +92.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $231
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Taralga · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs have remained low in Taralga, where the typical weekly rent is just $231. This is far below the national figure and reflects a place where homes are much more affordable than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Taralga — lower than 66% of areas.
| Taralga | $231 |
|---|---|
| 2580, NSW | $320 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment of $1,365 is well below the New South Wales figure. Weekly rents are also far below the state and national averages, with almost half of renters paying between $200 and $349.
$231 ▲ +92.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,365 ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Taralga, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; $350–$549 is next at 42%.
In Taralga, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of people in Taralga own their homes outright compared to the rest of the country, at 53.3%. Conversely, the proportion of households renting is far below the national level.
13.9% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.3% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Taralga, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.2% of all homes, a figure far above the New South Wales average. While 72.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Taralga, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Flat or apartment is next at 2%.
In Taralga, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Taralga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13774/taralga/topic/housing-dwellings