$600 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $480
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $600
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wareemba · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over half of the homes in Wareemba are separate houses, making it the most common dwelling type. This small area is marked by very high housing costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents sitting far above national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wareemba — higher than 99% of areas.
| Wareemba | $600 |
|---|---|
| 2046, NSW | $570 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $600, which is far above the Australian figure of $375. Home loans are also very high here, with a typical monthly payment of $3,033, well above the New South Wales figure.
$600 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,033 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wareemba, the largest group is $550–$749 at 47%, followed by $350–$549 (29%) and $750 or more (20%).
In Wareemba, $3,000 or more is the majority at 55%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 28%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 40.5% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31.0%. Around 27.9% of households are renting, which is much higher than most similar areas.
27.9% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.5% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wareemba, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Rented (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 55.4% of the area, which is far below the national figure of 72.3%. With fewer large homes, 54.5% have three or more bedrooms, and people per bedroom is a little above the national average.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
55.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
54.5% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wareemba, Separate house is the majority at 56%; Flat or apartment is next at 32%.
In Wareemba, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wareemba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14166/wareemba/topic/housing-dwellings