$340 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $340
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yass · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than 80% of homes in Yass have three or more bedrooms, making it an area dominated by large family houses. While the housing market is largely made up of detached dwellings, typical weekly rents and mortgage payments remain higher than in most similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yass — higher than 69% of areas.
| Yass | $340 |
|---|---|
| 2582, NSW | $350 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent in Yass is $340, and a typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,773. Both figures are higher than in most similar areas, though they sit a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
$340 ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,773 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Yass, the largest group is $350–$549 at 44%, followed by $200–$349 (37%) and Under $200 (15%).
Yass splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (38%) and $1,000–$1,799 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Homes are more likely to be owned here than in the state or nation, with 33.1% owned outright and 39.9% with a mortgage. Only 23.5% of households rent, which is well below the national figure of 30.6%.
23.5% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.1% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Yass, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 40%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88.5% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. This preference for larger homes is clear, with 81.7% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.5% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.7% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yass, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
In Yass, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14511/yass/topic/housing-dwellings