Yellow Rock · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Yellow Rock

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Separate houses make up 98.6% of all homes in Yellow Rock, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. Most of these are large family homes, with nearly all containing three or more bedrooms. This creates a residential landscape that is far more spacious than the state and national averages.

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📍 Yellow Rock, Suburb / Locality

Where Yellow Rock sits — Median rent (weekly)

$400 ▲ +29.0%
  • $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 Yellow Rock — higher than 82% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Yellow Rock$400
2777, NSW $425
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,058 and weekly rents of $400 are both much higher than in most similar areas, though they sit about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.

$400 ▲ +29.0%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $310
  • 2016: $360
  • 2021: $400

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$2,058 ▲ +18.8%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,733
  • 2016: $2,000
  • 2021: $2,058

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Yellow Rock, $350–$549 is the majority at 79%; $200–$349 is next at 11%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Yellow Rock splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and $3,000 or more (26%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 25%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is much less common here than in most areas, at only 7.6%, which is far below the state and national rates. Conversely, the 36% of homes owned outright is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures.

7.6% ▼ -22.9%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.9%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 7.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

36.0% ▲ +27.0%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 28.3%
  • 2016: 35.8%
  • 2021: 36.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Yellow Rock, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 35%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Large homes are the norm, with 96.5% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the state and national averages. This is consistent with the same area having a higher number of people per bedroom than most other places.

0.80 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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

98.6% ▲ +0.7%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 98.0%
  • 2016: 98.7%
  • 2021: 98.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

96.5% ▲ +1.7%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 94.9%
  • 2016: 92.7%
  • 2021: 96.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Yellow Rock, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Yellow Rock, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 5 or more (20%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yellow Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14520/yellow-rock/topic/housing-dwellings