$500 ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $425
- 2021: $500
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wamberal · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wamberal
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high proportion of large family homes has shaped the housing landscape in Wamberal over the last decade. The area is now defined by expensive property, where typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,500 and weekly rents are $500, both of which are well above the national figures.
$500
▲ +42.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wamberal — higher than 92% of areas.
| Wamberal | $500 |
|---|---|
| 2260, NSW | $510 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $500 are among the highest for areas of this size. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with the usual payment of $2,500 sitting well above the Australian average.
$2,500 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wamberal, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $550–$749 (26%) and $750 or more (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Wamberal splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (34%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 36.6% of homes owned outright, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Conversely, the 17% of households renting is far below the state and national averages.
17.0% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.6% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.7%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wamberal, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (37%) and Rented (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 87.1% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why Wamberal has so many large properties, with 88.7% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.4%
- 2016: 87.5%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.2%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 88.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wamberal, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Flat or apartment is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Wamberal splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (37%) and 3 bedrooms (35%), with 5 or more at 18%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wamberal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14140/wamberal/topic/housing-dwellings