$418 ▲ +109.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $305
- 2021: $418
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fingal · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Fingal
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 97% of homes in Fingal are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. Most residents own their homes, and the typical house is quite large, with 83.5% having three or more bedrooms.
$418
▲ +109.0%
- $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 Fingal — higher than 85% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with typical monthly loan payments of $2,167 and weekly rents of $418, both of which are much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are a little above the national and state typicals.
$2,167 ▲ +80.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $2,020
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Fingal, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (28%) and $550–$749 (24%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Fingal splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (26%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong in Fingal, where 48.3% of dwellings are owned outright, far above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, the 10.2% of households renting is far below the national average.
10.2% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.3% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Fingal, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are generally spacious, as 83.5% have at least three bedrooms, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little below the state and national averages.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 96.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.5% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.2%
- 2016: 88.5%
- 2021: 83.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Fingal, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Fingal splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (34%), with 5 or more at 14%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fingal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20920/fingal/topic/housing-dwellings