$300 ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tomerong · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Tomerong is a separate house, making it a unique residential area. This preference for detached living is paired with a high number of large homes and a very strong rate of outright ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tomerong — higher than 57% of areas.
| Tomerong | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | $360 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,959, a little below the New South Wales average of $2,167.
$300 ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,959 ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Tomerong, the largest group is $200–$349 at 39%, followed by $350–$549 (31%) and $550–$749 (17%).
In Tomerong, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (27%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the state and national figures, reaching 46.7%. This is mirrored by a very low rental rate of 8.9%, which is far below the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
8.9% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Tomerong splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 9%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes with three or more bedrooms are far more common here than in most areas, at 88.2%. Because everyone lives in a separate house, the typical bedroom count is high, with 38.8% of homes having four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.2% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Tomerong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Tomerong splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (39%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tomerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13912/tomerong/topic/housing-dwellings