White Cliffs · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in White Cliffs

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

A typical monthly home-loan payment of just $433 makes White Cliffs an area with some of the lowest housing costs in the country. Most people here own their homes outright, creating a housing market that is far cheaper than the state and national norms.

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📍 White Cliffs, Suburb / Locality

Where White Cliffs sits — Median rent (weekly)

$90
  • $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 White Cliffs — lower than 96% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
White Cliffs$90
2836, NSW $150
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Weekly rent is far below the national figure, sitting at only $90. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also among the lowest for similar areas at $433, which is $1,734 less than the New South Wales average.

$433

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $460
  • 2021: $433

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In White Cliffs, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Nearly half of all homes (49.4%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 12.7%.

12.7% ▼ -0.5%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.7%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

49.4% ▼ -12.4%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 56.4%
  • 2016: 34.6%
  • 2021: 49.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In White Cliffs, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Other tenure (24%) and Rented (13%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Detached houses make up only 32.9% of homes, which is far below the national figure of 72.3%. Homes here also tend to be smaller, with those having three or more bedrooms being much less common than in most other areas.

0.70 ▼ -36.4%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

32.9% ▼ -60.6%

Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 83.6%
  • 2016: 88.5%
  • 2021: 32.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

55.7% ▲ +48.5%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 37.5%
  • 2016: 51.9%
  • 2021: 55.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In White Cliffs, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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White Cliffs splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (27%), with 1 bedroom at 14%.

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 White Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14291/white-cliffs/topic/housing-dwellings