$390 ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $390
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wyongah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more separate houses are found in Wyongah than across New South Wales, with 98.8% of the area consisting of detached homes. This creates a landscape of predominantly larger properties where families often live in homes with three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wyongah — higher than 80% of areas.
| Wyongah | $390 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | $410 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $390 is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are typically $1,733, which is well below the New South Wales figure.
$390 ▲ +56.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wyongah, $350–$549 is the majority at 68%; $200–$349 is next at 26%.
Wyongah splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (39%) and $1,000–$1,799 (38%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 39.5% of homes are owned with a mortgage, while 32.2% are owned outright. At 25.5%, the share of households renting is higher than in most similar areas, but well below the state and national figures.
25.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.2% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wyongah, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 40%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (26%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.8% of dwellings, a figure far above the state and national averages. This explains why 83.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wyongah, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
In Wyongah, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wyongah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14466/wyongah/topic/housing-dwellings