$400 ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $310
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Valley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.1% of all homes in Valley Heights, far above the state and national figures. This is a largely owner-occupied area where nearly half of the residents own their homes outright. Most households live in spacious detached houses with three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Valley Heights — higher than 82% of areas.
| Valley Heights | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2777, NSW | $425 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,123 and weekly rents are $400, both of which are much higher than most areas. These costs are about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
$400 ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,123 ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Valley Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 70%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
In Valley Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $3,000 or more (21%) and $1,000–$1,799 (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 44.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Conversely, the 9.7% of households renting is far below the state and national averages.
9.7% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Valley Heights splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 10%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Valley Heights are typically large, as 89.1% have three or more bedrooms, far above the state average. Because of this, there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 0.90.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Valley Heights, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Valley Heights splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 11%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Valley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14087/valley-heights/topic/housing-dwellings