Widden · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Widden

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.

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📍 Widden, Suburb / Locality

Where Widden sits — Median rent (weekly)

$300
  • $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 Widden — higher than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Widden$300
2328, NSW $280
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

Owning & renting

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%.

How homes are owned or rented

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In Widden, the largest group is Other tenure at 48%, followed by Rented (19%) and Owned outright (16%).

Types of homes

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.

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Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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

Types of homes

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In Widden, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Widden, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).

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 Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/housing-dwellings