$520 —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Long Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Long Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A total lack of rental properties defines the housing market in Long Forest, where every single home is owner-occupied. This rare pattern means the community is made up entirely of homeowners, with a very high proportion of houses being large, detached family homes.
$520
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- $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 Long Forest — higher than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well above the national figure at $520. For those with a loan, the usual monthly payment is $1,733, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,733 ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Long Forest, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 44.4% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% national average. This is reflected in the tenure breakdown, where over half of residents have a mortgage and no one is renting.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Long Forest, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 46%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Long Forest is a separate detached house, far above the state average. They are predominantly large homes, with 98.1% having three or more bedrooms, and nearly half of all houses having four bedrooms.
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.
100.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.3%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
98.1% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.3%
- 2016: 95.5%
- 2021: 98.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Long Forest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Long Forest, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) 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 Long Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21533/long-forest/topic/housing-dwellings