$289 ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $235
- 2021: $289
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Macclesfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Macclesfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly every home in Macclesfield is a separate house, with 99% of the area consisting of detached dwellings. This is a place where people tend to own their homes outright or have significant mortgages. Most residents live in large family-style houses with three or more bedrooms.
$289
▲ +44.5%
- $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 Macclesfield — higher than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. In contrast, weekly rent is $289, which is well below both the state and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,600
- 2016: $2,112
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Macclesfield splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Macclesfield splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 46.1% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Only 5.2% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
5.2% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.1% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Macclesfield splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 5%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 90.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the state figure of 74.1%. These mostly consist of separate houses, which make up 99% of all homes in the area.
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.
99.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 99.3%
- 2021: 99.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.6% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.2%
- 2016: 91.1%
- 2021: 90.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Macclesfield, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Macclesfield splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 16%.
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 Macclesfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21561/macclesfield/topic/housing-dwellings