$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Widden · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of $300 make Widden a far more affordable place to live than the state and national averages. The housing market here is unusual, with a very low number of people owning their homes outright compared to other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Widden — higher than 57% of areas.
| Widden | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2328, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $420 and the national figure of $375.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is uncommon here, with only 13.5% of homes owned outright, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 31.5%. Renting is also far below the state and national averages at 16.2%.
16.2% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
13.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Widden, the largest group is Other tenure at 48%, followed by Rented (19%) and Owned outright (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, which make up 83.8% of dwellings, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are much less common than in most areas.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Widden, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/housing-dwellings