$800 ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $618
- 2016: $700
- 2021: $800
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
West Pymble · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
West Pymble has seen its housing costs climb to some of the highest levels for its area. This is a high-cost suburb where the typical monthly mortgage is $3,467 and the usual weekly rent is $800. These figures are far above the national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is West Pymble — higher than 99% of areas.
| West Pymble | $800 |
|---|---|
| 2073, NSW | $650 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are very high here, with 56.4% of households paying $3,000 or more. Rent is also expensive, as the typical weekly rent of $800 is far above the New South Wales figure of $420.
$800 ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,467 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In West Pymble, $750 or more is the majority at 60%; $550–$749 is next at 22%.
In West Pymble, $3,000 or more is the majority at 60%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in West Pymble, at just 10.3%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Most residents own their homes, and 40.1% own theirs outright, a rate well above the Australian average.
10.3% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.1% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In West Pymble, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (10%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists almost entirely of separate houses, with 96.1% of homes being detached. This helps explain why 93.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the state and national averages.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.1% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In West Pymble, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
In West Pymble, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in West Pymble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14267/west-pymble/topic/housing-dwellings