$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
The Brothers · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in The Brothers have shifted since 2011, now marked by a stark contrast between high mortgage costs and very low rents. While some homeowners face heavy loans, the rental market remains far cheaper than the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Brothers — lower than 75% of areas.
| The Brothers | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2630, NSW | $290 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,350, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. In contrast, weekly rent is only $200, a figure far below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,350 —
Higher than 86% 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 Owned with a mortgage at 57%, ahead of Other tenure (57%).
The Brothers splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Other tenure (36%), with Owned outright at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than usual, with only 0.70 people per bedroom. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.90.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In The Brothers, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In The Brothers, 5 or more is the majority at 69%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in The Brothers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13831/the-brothers/topic/housing-dwellings