$90 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $56
- 2021: $90
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gymbowen · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Gymbowen is a separate house, making it an area defined by detached living. This sparsely populated place has a very high rate of outright home ownership, with 68.2% of residents owning their homes without a mortgage.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gymbowen — lower than 96% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $90, which is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,733, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$90 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 68.2% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. In contrast, no households in the area are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
68.2% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Gymbowen, Owned outright is the majority at 83%; Other tenure is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes in Gymbowen are separate houses, and 100% of them have three or more bedrooms. Because of this, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Gymbowen, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Gymbowen, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 62%; 4 bedrooms is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Gymbowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21122/gymbowen/topic/housing-dwellings