$218 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $155
- 2016: $125
- 2021: $218
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wattamondara · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower cost of living marks Wattamondara, where typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,003 below the New South Wales figure. This sparsely populated area is almost entirely made up of detached houses, with over half of all residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wattamondara — lower than 70% of areas.
| Wattamondara | $218 |
|---|---|
| 2794, NSW | $230 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The usual weekly rent is $218, which is far below the national figure. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas at $1,164.
$218 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,164 ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wattamondara, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; Under $1,000 is next at 45%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 51.9% of homes owned outright, far above the national average of 31%. In contrast, only 3.7% of households rent, which is far below the state and national figures.
3.7% ▼ -75.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.9% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wattamondara, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (44%) and Rented (4%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wattamondara is a separate house. These tend to be large, with 79% having three or more bedrooms, well above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wattamondara, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Wattamondara, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wattamondara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14208/wattamondara/topic/housing-dwellings