$350 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wardell · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A higher proportion of people are renting in Wardell than in most similar areas. While the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,569, the mix of housing remains varied with about 32% of homes owned outright and 32% rented.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wardell — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wardell | $350 |
|---|---|
| 2477, NSW | $390 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is higher than most areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of $420. Monthly mortgage payments are well below the state average, with the typical household paying $1,569.
$350 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,569 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wardell, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (32%) and Under $200 (11%).
In Wardell, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 31.5% of households renting. This is about the same as the national figure, while 31.8% of homes are owned outright.
31.5% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.8% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Wardell splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (33%) and Rented (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 77.7% of the market, a figure far above the state average. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are much less common than in most areas, which helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is much higher than usual.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
77.7% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.2% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wardell, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Other dwelling is next at 14%.
In Wardell, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (20%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wardell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14162/wardell/topic/housing-dwellings