$175 ▲ +360.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $38
- 2016: $55
- 2021: $175
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cavendish · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of people own their homes outright in Cavendish than in most other areas, with 56% of residents holding their property free of a mortgage. This contributes to a housing market where both typical rents and mortgage payments are far below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cavendish — lower than 81% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $175, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,020 is much lower than most areas.
$175 ▲ +360.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,020 ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Cavendish, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; Under $200 is next at 38%.
In Cavendish, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 77%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 56% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% seen across Australia. Only 10% of households rent, which is far below the national average.
10.0% ▼ -47.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.0% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Cavendish, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Cavendish is a separate detached house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 82% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Cavendish, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Cavendish, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cavendish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20526/cavendish/topic/housing-dwellings