$430 ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $430
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wentworth Falls · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wentworth Falls
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 95.6% of all homes in Wentworth Falls, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. This is a high-cost area where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, far exceeding both state and national figures. The housing market is characterized by large, spacious homes and a very low proportion of renters.
$430
▲ +43.3%
- $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 Wentworth Falls — higher than 87% of areas.
| Wentworth Falls | $430 |
|---|---|
| 2782, NSW | $430 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $430, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments usually hit $2,080, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
$2,080 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,863
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,080
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (24%) and $3,000 or more (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 47.0% of homes owned outright—far above the 31.0% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is only 17.4%, which is far below the national figure.
17.4% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 85.0% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is 0.70, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.6% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.8%
- 2016: 94.8%
- 2021: 95.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.2%
- 2016: 81.7%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wentworth Falls, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Wentworth Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14243/wentworth-falls/topic/housing-dwellings