$310 ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Valla · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher costs for loans and rent mark Valla as a more expensive place to live than most similar areas. While the typical monthly mortgage is $1,950, the town is defined by a very strong rate of home ownership and a total absence of apartments or townhouses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Valla — higher than 60% of areas.
| Valla | $310 |
|---|---|
| 2448, NSW | $297 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $310, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly home-loan payments usually hit $1,950, sitting a little below the state average.
$310 ▲ +82.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 ▲ +36.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Valla, the largest group is $200–$349 at 50%, followed by $350–$549 (33%) and Under $200 (17%).
Valla splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (37%) and $1,000–$1,799 (34%), with $3,000 or more at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 44.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why the 9.9% rental rate is far below both the state and national averages.
9.9% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Valla splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 10%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Valla is a separate house, a figure far above the national average. These homes tend to be large, with 79.7% having three or more bedrooms, leading to 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.7% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Valla splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (35%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Valla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14085/valla/topic/housing-dwellings