$520 ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $430
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $520
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yarrawarrah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High housing costs define daily life in Yarrawarrah, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,730. This is a place of very stable residency, with nearly half of all homes owned outright. The area is dominated by large family houses, with over 95% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarrawarrah — higher than 94% of areas.
| Yarrawarrah | $520 |
|---|---|
| 2233, NSW | $500 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for areas like this, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of $2,167. Renters also pay a premium, with the usual weekly rent of $520 being well above the national figure of $375.
$520 ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,730 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Yarrawarrah splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (40%) and $550–$749 (35%), with $200–$349 at 16%.
In Yarrawarrah, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and $1,000–$1,799 (14%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 46.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Conversely, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas, sitting far below the New South Wales average of 32.6%.
5.0% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.3% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Yarrawarrah splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (47%) and Owned outright (46%), with Rented at 5%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large detached houses make up 95.4% of the area, far above the state figure of 65.6%. This is reflected in the fact that 95.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a proportion far above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.4% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yarrawarrah, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Yarrawarrah, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yarrawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14503/yarrawarrah/topic/housing-dwellings