$250 ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wantabadgery · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over half of all homes in Wantabadgery are owned outright, making it a place where many residents live without the burden of rent or mortgages. This security is paired with a strong preference for large, detached houses, which dominate the local landscape.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wantabadgery — lower than 60% of areas.
| Wantabadgery | $250 |
|---|---|
| 2650, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent here is $250, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly mortgage payments are usually $1,733, well below the state average but about the same as the national figure.
$250 ▲ +150.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +146.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wantabadgery, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 44%.
Wantabadgery splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 53.5% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian figure of 31.0%. Only 8.5% of households rent, a proportion that is far below both state and national levels.
8.5% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.5% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wantabadgery, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.4% of homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 80.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wantabadgery, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Wantabadgery, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wantabadgery [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14154/wantabadgery/topic/housing-dwellings